US President Donald Trump ordered flags across the country to be lowered to half-staff on Sunday (July 12) through Saturday (July 18) to honor U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who died hours earlier. "In honor of the remarkable life and achievements of Senator Lindsey Graham, a dear friend of mine, and a truly great man, who achieved so much for our Country, and his beloved Home State of South Carolina, I am ordering all American Flags throughout the United States lowered to Half Mast until Saturday evening at 6 P.M." Trump posted on Truth Social.

The South Carolina senator’s office said the 71-year-old died after a “brief and sudden illness.”

Prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham, a leading Republican and close ally of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday aged 71 after a "brief and sudden illness" his office said in…