Lindsey Graham, South Carolina senator, dies at 71 after aortic dissection
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Lindsey Graham, South Carolina senator, dies at 71 after aortic dissection

Trump called the longtime South Carolina Republican “a true American Patriot” in a Truth Social tribute, as the state prepared to name a successor to the four-term senator.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 13, 2026, 7:19 AM ETUpdates (13): July 13, 2026, 7:19 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Senator Lindsey Graham, the four-term South Carolina Republican and one of the Senate’s most prominent foreign-policy hawks, died at 71.