{"id":4316,"date":"2026-07-12T12:54:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2026-07-12T12:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:54:45","slug":"lindsey-graham-dead-at-71-after-sudden-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4316","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham Dead at 71 After \u2018Sudden\u2019 Illness"},"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=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5706923\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5706923\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5706923\" src=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graham.jpeg\" alt=\"Lindsey Graham\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graham.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graham-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graham-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graham-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5706923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francis Chung\/POLITICO via AP Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sen. <strong>Lindsey Graham<\/strong> (R-SC) died on Saturday at the age of 71 from a \u201cbrief and sudden illness,\u201d according to a statement released by his office.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative lawmaker\u2019s office shared the following message on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lindseygrahamsc\/status\/2076185414721847673?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham\u2019s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypost\/status\/2076190741974438238?s=46\">reported<\/a>, \u201cEmergency personnel responded to a call for \u2018cardiac arrest\u2019 at Graham\u2019s Capitol Hill home on Saturday night, according to police scanner audio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham was first elected to the Senate in late 2002. He was reelected three times since then \u2014 in 2008, 2014, and 2020 \u2014 and recently won South Carolina\u2019s GOP primary.<\/p>\n<p>The senator was one of President <strong>Donald Trump\u2019s<\/strong> closest allies in Congress and has fully backed the president\u2019s war against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the president to attack the country before Operation Epic Fury was launched in February \u2014 and even had \u201cMake Iran Great Again\u201d hats made in an obvious nod to Trump\u2019s \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d rallying cry.<\/p>\n<p>Graham recently predicted Trump would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/lindsey-graham-predicts-trump-will-obliterate-iran-if-strait-of-hormuz-is-messed-with\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cobliterate\u201d Iran<\/a> if the country\u2019s theocratic leaders dared mess with the Strait of Hormuz. That prediction may now be put to the test, after Iran attacked a ship on Saturday and the U.S. launched multiple strikes in response.<\/p>\n<p>Trump honored Graham in a post on Truth Social early on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead!\u201d Trump posted. \u201cHe was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president added, \u201cDETAILS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO FOLLOW. So sad!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham had just returned to the States on Friday following a trip to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President\u00a0<strong>Volodymyr Zelensky <\/strong>thanked Graham for coming to his country in a post on X \u2014 and noted it was Graham\u2019s 10th trip there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful to Lindsey for recognizing our warriors,\u201d Zelensky posted. \u201cThe stronger Ukraine is on the battlefield, the greater the chances that diplomacy will ultimately succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham was set to appear on NBC\u2019s <em>Meet the Press<\/em> on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/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>Francis Chung\/POLITICO via AP Images Sen. 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