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Pa. Senators Mourn Passing of Lindsey Graham as Questions Surround Senate Seat
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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MS NOW On Senator Graham’s Legacy: ‘Unhinged, Morally Bankrupt, Faustian Bargains’
MS NOW On Senator Graham’s Legacy: ‘Unhinged, Morally Bankrupt, Faustian Bargains’ It’s usually a bad idea to speak ill of the dead, especially soon after a person’s passing. But MS NOW instead danced over Republican Senator from South Carolina Lindsey Graham’s grave before his body was even laid in it. On Monday’s episode of Money, Power, Politics, host Stephanie Ruhle platformed three guest panelists to shamelessly drag the late Senator’s name…
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Here’s how to honor Sen. Lindsey Graham’s unmatched patriotic legacy
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s passing brought well-deserved, fulsome bipartisan tributes, but his colleagues in Washington and his South Carolina have clear opportunities to honor his legacy by continuing it.
·New York, United States
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