Trump: Graham took back criticism of ‘Jan. 6 thing’ about ’40 minutes later’
Trump praised Lindsey Graham as a workaholic and close ally, then revisited his Jan. 6 criticism and voter fraud claims during a Fox News tribute.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump called into Fox & Friends to pay tribute to Senator Lindsey Graham , who died Saturday at 71 from an aortic dissection.
- Reflecting on their complex relationship, Trump characterized Graham's criticism of the "January 6th thing" as his "one bad moment," claiming Graham called him 40 minutes later to retract his comments.
- Trump also recounted defeating Graham in the 2016 Republican primary and digressed into a four-minute ramble about voter fraud, asserting Graham was a primary advocate for the SAVE America Act.
- While Trump praised him as a "great guy" and "workaholic," Graham had publicly opposed eliminating the Senate filibuster and criticized the January 6 attack, calling it a "dark day in American history."
- Graham's death marks the first time a sitting senator has died since former Senator Dianne Feinstein's death in 2023 at 90, while Trump called for his sister to replace him in the Senate.
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