Late Sen. Lindsey Graham Remembered for Service, Wit in South Carolina
President Donald Trump praised the longtime Republican as a forceful dealmaker whose funeral drew Israeli and Ukrainian leaders to Washington.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump eulogized Senator Lindsey Graham at the Washington National Cathedral, honoring the late lawmaker alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Graham's casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday for a special ceremony before funeral services moved to the Washington National Cathedral, with burial Wednesday in South Carolina.
- Trump called Graham "a giant of the United States Senate, a true American original who left us much too soon," recounting how the senator repeatedly called him after the president publicized his phone number.
- Vice President JD Vance described Graham as a man "who swashbuckled into the Senate," while Senate Majority Leader John Thune called him "a towering figure" who served for more than 30 years.
- First elected in 1994, Graham helped define a new era of Southern conservatism; Vice President Vance credited his "fierce advocacy" during Supreme Court confirmation hearings for securing key judicial appointments.
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There have been funerals this week in Washington, D.C., and in South Carolina for Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly from a heart condition on July 11. The fact that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
COLUMNIST: A Final Lindsey Graham Moment in D.C., South Carolina
There will be funerals this week in Washington, D.C., and in South Carolina for Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly from a heart condition on July 11. The fact that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…
S.C. Pastor Estep Gives Stirring Tribute to Graham
Dr. Wendell Estep, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, remembered Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday as a humble public servant, a peacemaker, and a man of faith, telling mourners that the longtime senator had answered God's call during his life.
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Washington Honors Lindsey Graham as a ‘True American Original’ During Capitol and Cathedral Tributes
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of South Carolina pool hall owners who rose to become one of the most influential and recognizable figures in modern American politics, was remembered Tuesday as a determined public servant, skilled negotiator and “true American original” during a day of ceremonies in the nation’s capital
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