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Trump calls Graham ‘one of the greatest people’ he has ever known

By Lazar Berman 12 July 2026, 10:42 am
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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Sen. Lindsey Graham, left, gestures as US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One, on January 4, 2026, as they were returning to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Sen. Lindsey Graham, left, gestures as US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One, on January 4, 2026, as they were returning to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

US President Donald Trump calls Senator Lindsey Graham “one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known,” after the South Carolina Republican’s office announces his sudden passing.

“He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!” writes Trump on Truth Social.

After bitterly criticizing Trump when both were candidates for the presidency in 2015, Graham became one of Trump’s most die-hard supporters.

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