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Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta rupture, medical examiner says
Preliminary findings say the senator died of an aortic dissection linked to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and toxicology testing is still pending.
- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday evening at age 71, with the District of Columbia medical examiner confirming Sunday that the preliminary cause was an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
- Graham had just returned to Washington, D.C., from a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday as part of efforts to end the war.
- Emergency responders were dispatched to Graham's home Saturday at 8:27 p.m. following reports of chest pain, though his office initially described the death as a "brief and sudden illness."
- President Donald Trump honored his "longtime ally" early Sunday, calling Graham a "true American Patriot," and ordered all American flags to be lowered to half-mast until next Saturday.
- A Republican who represented South Carolina in the Senate for more than 23 years, Graham also served in the United States Air Force for 33 years, retiring as a Colonel.
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Republican Senator and Trump associate Lindsey Graham died unexpectedly on the weekend. His office is now commenting on the first findings of the coroner.
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Questions Swirl As FBI Takes Interest In Death Of Sen Lindsey Graham
At the same time that voters were calling for ‘proof of life’ for Senator McConnell, they could hardly have expected to wake up to the news on Sunday that Lindsey Graham was the one whose life had run its course. His office gave us a straightforward formal announcement: While it was not yet announced as the final cause of death (some reports are still pending), the initial conclusion as to his cause of death involves a catastrophic artery tear, …
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