“One Of The Greatest People And Senators I Have Ever Known” – Trump Pays Tribute To Lindsey Graham After Passing
The American Lookout Headlines homepage has 60 new headlines every 24 hours - click here to see it.
Lindsey Graham passed away on Saturday night.
According to his office, he died from a “brief and sudden illness.”
Graham was seeking his fifth term in the Senate.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who was elected to the Senate in 2002 and was a close political ally of President Donald Trump’s, has died, his office confirmed early Sunday. He was 71.
Graham died Saturday night “from a brief and sudden illness,” his office said in a statement.
“Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,” the statement said.
…
Graham was chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and was seeking a fifth six-year Senate term in November. He was one of the most well-known members of the chamber and a key voice within the party on defense and foreign policy.
Trump said Graham was “one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known.”
Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead! He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!! DETAILS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO FOLLOW. So sad! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Trump also went onto NBC and CNN to honor Lindsey Graham.
“Well it’s devastating. I thought he was fine. He called me last night,” says @POTUS on the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham.
“What a terrible loss it is. He was a great politician. He was a natural. There are very few of them.” 🙏 pic.twitter.com/KuR93foCu2
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 12, 2026
.@POTUS on Sen. Lindsey Graham: “Where he was really becoming strong was the SAVE America Act, and I think he was going to be there very strongly on the filibuster… he was a strong advocate for SAVE America, and that’s what he called me about last night.” pic.twitter.com/TIvSooLmor
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 12, 2026
.@POTUS on the late Sen. Lindsey Graham: “His moment on Brett Kavanaugh was one of the classics, I think, in the history of the Senate… I think that saved Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court ascension.” https://t.co/zPxNxe7NYP pic.twitter.com/Kx60JvjMIx
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 12, 2026
.@POTUS reflects on the legacy of Senator Lindsey Graham: “I think his finest moment was his defense of Brett Kavanaugh, who’s a terrific guy, and was treated very, very unfairly by the Democrats… I think it was a top ten, maybe top five moment in the history of the Senate.” pic.twitter.com/DwCmOR7kL5
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 12, 2026
.@POTUS on the late Sen. Lindsey Graham: “He was a great politician. People don’t realize what a good politician he was… You’ve probably never heard me say that about anybody. There aren’t too many of them… This man was a great politician. He really got it.” pic.twitter.com/Is8YHjfPPi
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 12, 2026
