From 1h agoTrump praises Graham as 'one of the greatest people I have ever known'Lindsey Graham’s death is a personal blow to Donald Trump, for whom he was a political cheerleader and frequent golf partner. The president praised Graham, one of his closest allies, on Truth Social and said details on funeral arrangements would follow.
double quotation markSenator 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!
Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham during a campaign rally for his re-election in North Charleston, South Carolina, on 28 February 2020. Photograph: Al Drago/EPAKey events11m agoTrump says he spoke to Lindsey Graham last night24m ago'Israel has lost one of its greatest friends': Israeli politicians pay tribute to one of its staunchest US allies46m ago'True defender of freedom': Zelenskyy pays tribute to Graham's support of Ukraine1h agoGraham's evolution from Trump critic to fierce ally1h agoTrump praises Graham as 'one of the greatest people I have ever known'1h agoSenator Lindsey Graham has died after sudden illness, his office saysLindsey Graham had been scheduled to make his 64th appearance on NBC’s Meet The Press this morning.The host, Kristen Welker, expressed her condolences to his family and colleagues and said, “President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will join us this morning to reflect on his life and legacy”.For Trump’s comments see my last post, I’ll bring you lines from Netanyahu’s interview shortly.Trump says he spoke to Lindsey Graham last nightDonald Trump has said that he spoke to Lindsey Graham on Saturday night shortly before he died.The president told NBC’s Meet the Press that Graham called him yesterday evening after he got back from Ukraine and said, “we’re all set for the Save America Act.”“What makes it even stranger is that I got a call last night, sometime you know the early evening, maybe in the sevens, and he called and he said we’re all set for the Save America Act. He was pushing the Save America Act like crazy,” Trump said.“He said he’d just landed from Ukraine … he said he was tired,” Trump recalled, adding that he later got a message from someone at Graham’s office around 1am informing him that he had died. “I can’t believe it,” Trump said of his reaction, “he was like a member of the family.”He said that at the end of the call he had told Graham: “We’ll see you soon. Come over anytime you want.”“He came into the White House a lot because I liked him. Can’t do that with everybody,” Trump added.'Israel has lost one of its greatest friends': Israeli politicians pay tribute to one of its staunchest US alliesIt is telling that the leaders of Israel were also among the first foreign dignitaries to pay tribute to Lindsey Graham, one of Israel’s staunchest defenders in Congress.Graham championed billions of dollars in security assistance and defence funding for Israel, made multiple trips to the region after the October 7 2023 attacks, and fiercely defended Israel diplomatically as it stands accused of committing genocide in Gaza. He was also a strong backer of Trump’s war against Iran.Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had lost “one of its greatest friends”. In a statement released by his office, the Israeli prime minister said:
