{"id":3336,"date":"2026-07-15T19:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3336"},"modified":"2026-07-15T19:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:40:24","slug":"lindsey-graham-dead-at-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3336","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham Dead At 71"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Longtime Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham died Saturday night just two days after his 71st birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3334\">Zohran Mamdani Blames Eric Adams After NYC Immigrant Map Excludes Key Groups<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Graham, widely known for his hawkish foreign policy stance, had served in the Senate since 2003 when he succeeded 100-year-old segregationist Strom Thurmond. According to a statement posted by Graham\u2019s X account early Sunday morning, the lawmaker died from \u201ca brief and sudden illness\u201d that was previously unreported.<\/p>\n<p>The senator\u2019s cause of death was later determined to be an \u201cAortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease,\u201d according to a preliminary medical examination shared by Graham\u2019s office. The statement also notes the death certificate is pending until all toxicological and microscopic testing is finalized. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Graham\u2019s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump, who had endorsed Graham\u2019s reelection bid, called the deceased Republican \u201ca true American Patriot\u201d and \u201cone of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known\u201d in a Truth Social post.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Graham earned a reputation in the Senate as a staunch and vocal supporter of U.S. involvement in foreign wars, including the ongoing war in Iran, the war in Ukraine and the Iraq war. He was also a strong proponent of the U.S.\u2019 relationship with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Graham notably told former Fox News Host Bill O\u2019Reilly in March \u201cyou can blame me\u201d if the U.S. operation in Iran fails. Nearly two months before Operation Epic Fury kicked off, Graham appeared on Fox News donning a \u201cMake Iran Great Again\u201d Hat.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy eulogized the late senator in a Sunday morning X post writing, \u201cAmerica and the world have lost a determined leader.\u201d Zelenskyy noted that he and Graham \u201cmet twice\u201d in the week before the lawmaker\u2019s sudden passing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Graham] visited Ukraine ten times during the years of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion and was here with our people when it was most needed,\u201d Zelenskyy wrote. \u201cWe remained in constant dialogue, and I will miss our conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also paid tribute to Graham writing on X, \u201cAmerica has lost a great patriot. I have lost a beloved friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3332\">AR-15s, Submachine Guns And Grenades: California\u2019s Public Universities Prep For Revolution<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLindsey understood that the security of Israel and America are inseparable. He devoted his life to defending America, strengthening our alliance and standing up for the free world,\u201d Netanyahu\u2019s post added.<\/p>\n<p>The lifelong bachelor served as a Judge Advocate General\u2019s (JAG) Corps officer in the air force after graduating law school. After seven years of active duty service, he went on to serve in the South Carolina Air National Guard and then the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He retired from the military in 2015, 12 years into his Senate tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Before his election to the Senate, Graham served in the House for four terms representing South Carolina\u2019s Third Congressional District. He was first elected in the GOP wave year of 1994, flipping a seat that had been in Democratic hands since Reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, he mounted an ill-fated run for the Republican presidential nomination, but withdrew before the primaries after polling at only 1%. While running against him for president, then-candidate Trump famously gave out Graham\u2019s personal cell phone number encouraging his supporters to \u201ctry it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Months before his passing, Graham made headlines when he was spotted dining at Chef Mickey\u2019s in Walt Disney World while the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was partially shut down.<\/p>\n<p>Graham justified his trip telling the Daily Caller at the time, \u201cI was invited to a lunch in South Florida on Friday with Trump official Steve Witkoff and many others to talk about the possibility of normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he \u201cwent to Orlando to meet friends after.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his passing, Graham was running for reelection to what would have been his fifth term in the Senate. Since he already won the regularly scheduled June 9 primary, a fast-tracked special primary election will be held to pick a replacement nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will appoint a temporary replacement for Graham to immediately succeed him in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This breaking news report was updated with the preliminary examination findings relating to Graham\u2019s death.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3329\">From Bloodshed To Bukele: A Timeline Of El Salvador\u2019s War, Gangs And Crackdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime Republican South Carolina Sen. 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