Schiff, Padilla, Calvert Remember Lindsey Graham After Senator's Death
Meet the Press will honor the longtime senator, whose death after a brief illness leaves South Carolina facing an interim appointment and special election.
- On Saturday evening, Senator Lindsey Graham passed away at 71 following a brief and sudden illness, his office confirmed.
- After serving more than two decades in the Senate, Graham transformed from a 2016 Trump critic into one of President Donald Trump's most reliable allies during the latter half of his career.
- World leaders paid tribute, with President Trump calling Graham "one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known," while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mourned the loss of a close friend.
- South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will appoint an interim successor to serve until voters elect a replacement, while state Republicans must choose a new nominee for the November ballot.
- Scheduled for his 64th appearance on NBC's Meet the Press this morning, Graham leaves a legacy remembered for his quick wit and dedication to public service across three decades in Congress.
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From Rivals To Beltway Allies: Trump, Netanyahu Honor The Late Senator Lindsey Graham - Tampa Free Press
Former President Donald Trump traced his long-running friendship with the late Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham back to a single definitive moment: defeating him in his own home state during the 2016 primary campaign. Trump called into NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, just hours after news broke that Graham had died from what […] From Rivals To Beltway Allies: Trump, Netanyahu Honor The Late Senator Lindsey Graham
Schiff, Padilla, Calvert Remember Lindsey Graham After Senator's Death
California’s two Democratic senators and a Riverside County congressman were paying tribute to Lindsey Graham Sunday after the longtime South Carolina senator died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 71. Graham’s office released a statement late Saturday night saying that the Republican senator “passed away from a brief and sudden illness” on Saturday evening. No further details were provided. “I think we’re all trying to wrap our heads arou…
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