Her announcement comes days after US President Donald Trump asked her to run for the US Senate in a special Republican primary in South Carolina on August 11.

President Donald Trump previously recommended that Graham serve out her late brother’s term through January.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham as the first woman to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Senate on July 13.

President Donald Trump recently encouraged Graham Nordone, who was sworn in last week, to run in the upcoming U.S. Senate special primary in South Carolina.