{"id":20327,"date":"2026-07-28T22:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20327"},"modified":"2026-07-28T22:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:52:10","slug":"leaders-gather-to-pay-final-tributes-to-lindsey-graham-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20327","title":{"rendered":"Leaders gather to pay final tributes to Lindsey Graham : NPR"},"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=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-135795\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 5739;&#10;        --source-height: 3826;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5739x3826+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F79%2F6c20b6fb4664a72fbe6f19fdbc54%2Fgettyimages-2287364231.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5739x3826+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F79%2F6c20b6fb4664a72fbe6f19fdbc54%2Fgettyimages-2287364231.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5739x3826+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F79%2F6c20b6fb4664a72fbe6f19fdbc54%2Fgettyimages-2287364231.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5739x3826+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F79%2F6c20b6fb4664a72fbe6f19fdbc54%2Fgettyimages-2287364231.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5739x3826+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F79%2F6c20b6fb4664a72fbe6f19fdbc54%2Fgettyimages-2287364231.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5739x3826+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F79%2F6c20b6fb4664a72fbe6f19fdbc54%2Fgettyimages-2287364231.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5739x3826+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F79%2F6c20b6fb4664a72fbe6f19fdbc54%2Fgettyimages-2287364231.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5739x3826+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F79%2F6c20b6fb4664a72fbe6f19fdbc54%2Fgettyimages-2287364231.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5739x3826+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F79%2F6c20b6fb4664a72fbe6f19fdbc54%2Fgettyimages-2287364231.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5739x3826+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F79%2F6c20b6fb4664a72fbe6f19fdbc54%2Fgettyimages-2287364231.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"A U.S. Capitol Police honor guard stands watch around the casket during a Congressional tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                A U.S. Capitol Police honor guard stands watch around the casket during a Congressional tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Jim LoScalzo\/Pool-Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Jim LoScalzo\/Pool-Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With a flag-draped coffin at the center of the Capitol Rotunda, Republican senators past and present remembered the late Sen. Lindsey Graham in remarks that celebrated his far-reaching influence \u2014 from his home state of South Carolina to the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s ceremony at the Capitol was the first of two days of remembrances for Graham, who died earlier this month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/12\/nx-s1-5890790\/us-sen-lindsey-graham-dies\" target=\"_blank\">at the age of 71<\/a>. It featured tributes from several of his party&#8217;s most influential voices, who shared memories of Graham as a friend, a congressional mainstay and a leading voice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/13\/nx-s1-5890936\/for-lindsey-graham-foreign-policy-may-be-where-his-influence-was-felt-most\" target=\"_blank\">in U.S. foreign policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>From the Capitol, Graham&#8217;s casket was taken to Washington National Cathedral for a funeral service. Among those set to attend were President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Capitol, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., highlighted the scope of Graham&#8217;s work over his three decades in Congress, from his role in judicial confirmations to his fierce defense of Ukraine to his support of the anti-abortion movement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5909232-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5890790\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/12\/nx-s1-5890790\/us-sen-lindsey-graham-dies\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/12\\\/nx-s1-5890790\\\/us-sen-lindsey-graham-dies&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3554x3554+888+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Faf%2F1d7298644dc69717c70936f4b947%2Fap26193248050177.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"FILE - Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks after winning the Republican primary on June 9, 2026, in Columbia, S.C.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5909232-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>With Graham&#8217;s death, a &#8220;powerful voice&#8221; and a magnetic friend of the Senate was gone, Thune said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was no one \u2014 no one \u2014 who took his job more seriously than Lindsey Graham. But also, no one was more capable of cracking up a room,&#8221; Thune said. Graham was often the first call for joint Senate dinners, where &#8220;the conversations and the laughs always flowed at any meal where Lindsey Graham was present.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Graham was from Central, S.C., where he lived with his family in a single room behind their business that included a liquor store and restaurant. After his parents died, Graham became the primary caretaker for his sister Darline Graham, who has been appointed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/13\/nx-s1-5891839\/lindsey-graham-senate-seat-darline-graham\" target=\"_blank\">to serve out the remainder of his term<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance, who served alongside Graham in the Senate, said it was impossible not to like his former colleague. Vance described a heated argument the two once had over funding for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<aside id=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" class=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" aria-label=\"recommended stories\"\/>\n<!-- END ID=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" CLASS=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" ARIA-LABEL=\"RECOMMENDED STORIES\" --><\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5909232-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5891839\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/13\/nx-s1-5891839\/lindsey-graham-senate-seat-darline-graham\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/13\\\/nx-s1-5891839\\\/lindsey-graham-senate-seat-darline-graham&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3489x3489+847+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3489x3489+847+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3489x3489+847+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3489x3489+847+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3489x3489+847+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3489x3489+847+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3489x3489+847+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3489x3489+847+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2Fa3%2F7cb38434484e9aa5f39b67be784e%2Fgettyimages-1838188594.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., attends a press conference on Dec. 7, 2023. South Carolina's governor has named Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve out his term.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5909232-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Vance assumed Graham would never support another piece of his legislation. But he was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was impossible not to like him \u2014 that swashbuckling, infectious laugh, that attitude, that passion that so many others have talked about,&#8221; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine was one of Graham&#8217;s highest priorities. In the months leading up to his death, he worked to move a Russia sanctions bill through the Senate that he hoped would help bring an end to the years-long war between Russia and Ukraine. The bill has been a priority for Republican leaders in the Senate, who planned to hold a procedural vote on the legislation on Tuesday after the end of services in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte, a close friend who served with Graham in the Senate, said he was exceptional at developing personal relationships with those who disagreed with him. Ayotte, a military veteran, said his work for the armed forces will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5909232-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5890936\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/13\/nx-s1-5890936\/for-lindsey-graham-foreign-policy-may-be-where-his-influence-was-felt-most\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/13\\\/nx-s1-5890936\\\/for-lindsey-graham-foreign-policy-may-be-where-his-influence-was-felt-most&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2357x2357+590+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F64%2F857662244535817d6cec5ea0ea79%2Fgettyimages-1413094159.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2357x2357+590+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F64%2F857662244535817d6cec5ea0ea79%2Fgettyimages-1413094159.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2357x2357+590+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F64%2F857662244535817d6cec5ea0ea79%2Fgettyimages-1413094159.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2357x2357+590+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F64%2F857662244535817d6cec5ea0ea79%2Fgettyimages-1413094159.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2357x2357+590+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F64%2F857662244535817d6cec5ea0ea79%2Fgettyimages-1413094159.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2357x2357+590+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F64%2F857662244535817d6cec5ea0ea79%2Fgettyimages-1413094159.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2357x2357+590+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F64%2F857662244535817d6cec5ea0ea79%2Fgettyimages-1413094159.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2357x2357+590+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F64%2F857662244535817d6cec5ea0ea79%2Fgettyimages-1413094159.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., attends a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on August 05, 2022.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5909232-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>An alum of the University of South Carolina&#8217;s law school, Graham served in the U.S. military for more than three decades, including as an Air Force judge advocate. 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