{"id":4482,"date":"2026-07-12T20:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T15:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4482"},"modified":"2026-07-12T20:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T15:12:34","slug":"lindsey-graham-was-irreplaceable-south-carolina-sen-tim-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4482","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Lindsey Graham was irreplaceable&#8217;: South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott"},"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 xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott was emotional when reminiscing about Sen. Lindsey Graham <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/sen-lindsey-graham-south-carolina-dies-71\/story?id=134688641\" dir=\"ltr\">after his sudden passing<\/a>, saying &#8220;Lindsey Graham was irreplaceable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Scott and Graham served together in the Senate for 13 years. He remembered Graham fondly to ABC News&#8217; &#8220;This Week&#8221; co-anchor Martha Raddatz as someone who welcomed him into the Senate as the first Black senator from South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cI will always remember Lindsey Graham as a guy who was, as soon as I was appointed to the Senate, he embraced my candidacy for re-election. He was there on the campaign trail with me,\u201d Scott said. \u201cTo my family, he became a friend. He was one of only three or four senators I invited to my wedding because Lindsey Graham had become a part of the family. And it is a rare thing in politics, a rare thing in life to find people who are actually your friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know another person who spent their entire adult life for one purpose: to make sure America remains the safest country on the planet to live,&#8221; Scott added. &#8220;I think of his sister, and I think of America &#8212; that would be the two major ingredients for Lindsey Graham&#8217;s family. He was just that committed to our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/fb8b7c5b-40ce-4032-9dc0-825b4121c038\/scott-graham-20260712-ap-jh_1783861073575_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/fb8b7c5b-40ce-4032-9dc0-825b4121c038\/scott-graham-20260712-ap-jh_1783861073575_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/fb8b7c5b-40ce-4032-9dc0-825b4121c038\/scott-graham-20260712-ap-jh_1783861073575_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/fb8b7c5b-40ce-4032-9dc0-825b4121c038\/scott-graham-20260712-ap-jh_1783861073575_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: Tim Scott, Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/fb8b7c5b-40ce-4032-9dc0-825b4121c038\/scott-graham-20260712-ap-jh_1783861073575_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">South Carolina Republican Sens. Tim Scott, left, and Lindsey Graham stand on stage before then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, South Carolina on Feb. 24, 2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Andrew Harnik\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Graham died from a &#8220;brief and sudden illness&#8221; Saturday night at 71 years old, according to a statement released by his <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/2076185414721847673\" dir=\"ltr\"><u class=\" \">office<\/u><\/a>. An influential figure in the Republican Party, Graham&#8217;s death came as a shock to senators from both parties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Scott initially reacted to the news <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorTimScott\/status\/2076222228337737878?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" dir=\"ltr\"><u class=\" \">on X<\/u><\/a>, saying South Carolina had &#8220;lost a statesman&#8221; and he had &#8220;lost a friend.&#8221; Scott said Graham &#8220;always led with faith, family, and South Carolina first.&#8221;<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Graham had recently returned from his 10th trip to Ukraine, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and toured a drone manufacturer. 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