Trump-backed South Carolina Senate candidate Darline Graham faced sharp attention during a debate after admitting she was 'not that informed' on national security. Asked whether Taiwan and the South China Sea are national security issues for the United States, Graham acknowledged that foreign policy is not her area of expertise while emphasising her support for the military. Darline Graham was appointed to the Senate temporarily following the unexpected death of her brother, Lindsey Graham, and is now facing Rep. Ralph Norman in a runoff for a full Senate term.

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A Democratic strategist seized on the flub to call Darline Graham, ‘NOT the brightest crayon in the box’