Senator Lindsey Graham has died. But what did his neoconservatism and hawkishness have to do with his home state of South Carolina?

Lindsey Graham, the longtime Republican senator from South Carolina, has died aged 71 after a brief and sudden illness.

The South Carolina politician was a vocal critic of President Donald Trump before becoming one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill.

Many colleagues reacted to the news of the South Carolina Republican's death, calling him a friend and American patriot.