{"id":12678,"date":"2026-07-21T15:42:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12678"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:42:49","slug":"birthright-senatorship-is-idiotic-maga-fumes-at-lindsey-grahams-sister-running-for-full-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12678","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Birthright Senatorship Is Idiotic\u2019: MAGA Fumes At Lindsey Graham\u2019s Sister Running For Full Term"},"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<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5743477\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5743477\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5743477\" src=\"https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/darline-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Darline Graham Nordone\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5743477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>News on Monday that late Sen. <strong>Lindsey Graham\u2019s<\/strong> (R-SC) sister, now Sen. <strong>Darline Graham Nordone<\/strong> (R-SC), will seek a full term in office after replacing her brother was not welcome by many conservative and MAGA influencers.<\/p>\n<p>Nordone made the announcement in an interview with Fox News\u2019s<strong> Sean Hannity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I can do it. I feel an inner peace about it. Will it be difficult? Yes, absolutely,\u201d Nordone, who has never held elected office before, said about running.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you\u2019re inclined to get in? Or have you even made a final decision?\u201d Hannity followed up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve made a decision \u2014 I\u2019m in,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2079270238902693913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nordone<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/lindsey-grahams-sister-declares-shes-running-to-take-his-senate-seat-full-time-after-trumps-boost-im-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nordone was appointed to the seat with the blessing of President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>, who urged South Carolina\u2019s GOP governor to make the move. Many on the right, however, appeared unconvinced of her conservative bona fides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHard pass. Birthright senatorship is idiotic,\u201d reacted <strong>Sean Davis,<\/strong> the CEO of the Federalist, to the news.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"a686b544164470ecb356ecf90b3eb8d6\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hard pass. Birthright senatorship is idiotic. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RRQbCrNEDl\">https:\/\/t.co\/RRQbCrNEDl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean Davis (@seanmdav) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/seanmdav\/status\/2079288865118879841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ex-Rep. <strong>Bob Good<\/strong> (R-VA) added, \u201cTrump continues to fill the Swamp with the worst congressional creatures, including his predictable endorsement of Darline Graham. Are there worse criteria than 1) family name, and 2) pledged unconditional and unconstitutional allegiance and obedience to the president?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"47563eefff79f920e0bf78c527f5cfe8\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump continues to fill the Swamp with the worst congressional creatures, including his predictable endorsement of Darline Graham. Are there worse criteria than 1) family name, and 2) pledged unconditional and unconstitutional allegiance and obedience to the president?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bob Good (@RepBobGood) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBobGood\/status\/2079296257856590023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Below are some additional reactions:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"a396535ec46a40c085e3e44b789372d3\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#039;m tired of nepotism.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#039;t want Darline Graham.<\/p>\n<p>Give us a real conservative.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The American Girl (@TheAmericanGrl) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheAmericanGrl\/status\/2079299059542577431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"88e5d6205effb9f510cc240f93e176e0\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">South Carolinians were told Darline Graham Nordone would serve only as a \u201cplaceholder\u201d\u2014not as a candidate. We were promised a clean, open primary with no incumbent. Even SC GOP Chairman Drew McKissick publicly said she would not be a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>That promise was broken. If she\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hhIz8Lpbbc\">https:\/\/t.co\/hhIz8Lpbbc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tkTqY6uvU9\">pic.twitter.com\/tkTqY6uvU9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kelly McCarty (@KellyLMcCarty) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KellyLMcCarty\/status\/2079281312788013078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"8137bb046d5e975a87ae78c24efa283d\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump has mourned Lindsey Graham (a literal demon) much more than he did Charlie Kirk. Make of that what you will. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TQ1Cjb9BNV\">https:\/\/t.co\/TQ1Cjb9BNV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clint Russell (@LibertyLockPod) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LibertyLockPod\/status\/2079287940954636340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"943fe81f3fc1f340a261ce87cfe7cbcb\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok\u2026 this is a little ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; kevin smith (@kevin_smith45) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kevin_smith45\/status\/2079275393572372676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"d3c6d11e5047171bf7b911ff8a600f69\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re praying so hard for you and your family, Darline, but this senate seat does not belong to any one family! The people are with Ralph Norman. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Ye3zUMmWK\">https:\/\/t.co\/9Ye3zUMmWK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Bazzle (@joshbazzlewrite) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joshbazzlewrite\/status\/2079277103904596114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"751fb26a17c25b0e8543d34a4e62a746\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It didn&#039;t take Lindsey Graham&#039;s sister very long to go from &quot;thank you for this placeholder appointment to honor my brother until an election can be held&quot; to &quot;you know what? I kind of like sitting in this Senate seat. Like a lot. I think I&#039;ll stay for life, like my brother did.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R621vn33Hh\">https:\/\/t.co\/R621vn33Hh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ggreenwald\/status\/2079300707811737842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/birthright-senatorship-is-idiotic-maga-fumes-at-lindsey-grahams-sister-running-for-full-term\/\">\u2018Birthright Senatorship Is Idiotic\u2019: MAGA Fumes At Lindsey Graham\u2019s Sister Running For Full Term<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) News on Monday that late Sen. 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