Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’
The longtime Republican senator and foreign-policy hawk had recently won his party’s nomination for a fifth Senate term, his office said.
- Senator Lindsey Graham, the veteran South Carolina Republican, died Saturday following a "brief and sudden illness," his office confirmed early Sunday.
- Elected to the Senate in 2003, Graham became a leading foreign policy voice and hawkish advocate for Israel, Russia, and Iran, chairing the Senate Budget Committee.
- Emergency personnel responded to a call for "cardiac arrest" at Graham's Capitol Hill home Saturday night; NBC News reported photographs showing paramedics removing an individual on a stretcher.
- Graham had recently secured the Republican nomination for a fifth Senate term and returned Friday from Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- This development follows news that Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell remains in the hospital after paramedics responded to a call at his residence last month, with few details disclosed.
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Lindsey Graham dead: Trump Ally Suffered "Brief & Sudden Illness"
Sen. Lindsey Graham has died at the age of 71. Graham suffered what his office described as a “brief and sudden illness” on Saturday evening. NBC News reported that emergency services responded to a call for “cardiac arrest” at Graham’s Capitol Hill home. “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” the statement from Graham’s office said. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates p…
Top GOP senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after sudden illness, office announces
Graham passed away at the age of 71 on Saturday, according to his office. The South Carolina senator was often viewed as a close Trump ally and a supporter of Israel, who had been vocal about his support for the U.S. and Israel's war in Iran and efforts to bring about regime change in Iran
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US Sen. Lindsey Graham has died after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more muscular U.S. foreign policy abroad, died Saturday evening after a “brief and sudden illness,” his…
She was "a true American patriot," says US President Donald Trump, praising the senator who died this Saturday, at 71, after "sudden illness."
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