{"id":11220,"date":"2026-07-20T05:22:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11220"},"modified":"2026-07-20T05:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:22:38","slug":"trump-endorses-darline-graham-for-lindsey-grahams-open-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11220","title":{"rendered":"Trump endorses Darline Graham for Lindsey Graham&#8217;s open Senate seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/4c\/5f\/9bdcb922417982b69d221e319e77\/u-s-congress-67615.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-v-5d6b1cb2=\"\"><!--[--><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">\u201cRUN, <!--[-->DARLINE<!--]-->, RUN!\u201d <!--[-->Trump<!--]--> added.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\"><!--[-->Graham<!--]--> has not yet announced whether she will run.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">The endorsement comes after POLITICO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/07\/17\/congress\/darline-graham-might-run-for-lindsey-graham-seat-01002821\" class=\"text-[var(--color-link-default)]\"><!--[--><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">reported Friday<\/span><!--]--><\/a> that Graham has been privately weighing a campaign for a full six-year Senate term and has begun discussing the possibility with political allies. <!--[-->Trump<!--]--> had previously backed <!--[-->Graham<!--]-->\u2019s appointment to temporarily fill her brother\u2019s seat following his death last weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">A spokesperson for <!--[-->Graham<!--]--> did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">The filing period for the special primary opens Tuesday and runs through July 28, with Republicans already eyeing a potentially crowded field to replace one of the party\u2019s most influential senators. Possible candidates include Reps. <!--[-->Russell Fry<!--]-->, <!--[-->Nancy Mace<!--]--> and <!--[-->Ralph Norman<!--]-->, as well as South Carolina Lt. Gov. <!--[-->Pamela Evette<!--]-->.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">If she runs, <!--[-->Graham<!--]-->, would likely be the front runner, carrying both her brother\u2019s legacy and the backing of the president.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cRUN, DARLINE, RUN!\u201d Trump added. Graham has not yet announced whether she will run. The endorsement comes after POLITICO reported Friday that Graham has been privately weighing a campaign for a full six-year Senate term and has begun discussing the possibility with political allies. 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