I was a longtime critic of the late US Senator Lindsey Graham, who I believe betrayed his values in pursuit of Donald Trump’s approval. Yet I believe the suspicious circumstances around his sudden death, in addition to his significant role in some of the world’s most dangerous conflicts, warrant a full government investigation.
To be clear at the outset: there is no evidence of foul play so far. The preliminary finding from the Washington DC medical examiner points to a ruptured aorta caused by chronic heart disease, a killer that often strikes without warning. Graham’s own father died of a heart attack in his sleep at 69. Natural causes may well be the whole story.
But within hours of the 71-year-old’s passing, something remarkable happened. An Iranian government-linked propaganda outlet appeared to take credit. The account released a Lego-style AI video depicting a hooded figure slipping into the senator’s home at night and triggering a fatal cardiac event, mirroring with unsettling specificity how Graham died. The video ends with “Lindsey” being ticked off a kill list, with another name written beneath. The caption cheerfully asked who was next. State television anchors grinned through the news of his death.
