Lindsey Graham, South Carolina and US Senator
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US Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican from South Carolina and ally of President Donald Trump, has died following an aortic dissection, according to a preliminary finding from the Washington, DC,
A spokesman for the 71-year-old South Carolina senator says initial findings suggest Graham's cause of death was related to his heart.
Lindsey Graham died Saturday evening after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said in statement posted on social media. The office did not provide any additional details about the South Carolina Republican,
Senator Darline Graham, who took her brother’s place after his death and is now seeking to succeed him, has mostly declined to answer questions from reporters at the Capitol.
Secretaries Pete Hegseth and Scott Bessent, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and Senator Darline Graham delivered remarks at Joint Base Charleston. The US Air Force is renaming Joint Base Charleston in honor of the late Senator Lindsey Graham.