Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHunter Biden stated he prefers to remember the late Senator Lindsey Graham for his friendship with his father, Joe Biden, rather than his subsequent support for Donald Trump and MAGA (AFP/Getty)Hunter Biden stated he prefers to remember the late Senator Lindsey Graham for his friendship with his father, Joe Biden, rather than his subsequent support for Donald Trump and MAGA. Senator Graham, a four-term South Carolina Republican, passed away suddenly over the weekend from a ruptured aorta after returning from a diplomatic mission to Ukraine. Biden recalled a time before Trump when senators from opposing parties could maintain friendships and cited Graham's past praise for Joe Biden's character. Joe Biden expressed shock at Graham's death, while former Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger echoed Hunter Biden's sentiment, noting his own friendship with Graham ended due to his shift to Trumpism. Donald Trump led tributes, forgiving Graham's past criticisms and remembering him as a 'tough cookie' who became an unquestioning supporter of his foreign policy. In fullHunter Biden says he prefers to remember Lindsey Graham as he was ‘before Trump’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in