{"id":5475,"date":"2026-07-14T01:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5475"},"modified":"2026-07-14T01:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:18:39","slug":"trump-wants-lindsey-grahams-sister-to-finish-his-senate-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5475","title":{"rendered":"Trump wants Lindsey Graham&#8217;s sister to finish his Senate 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 xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants Lindsey Graham&#8217;s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to be his temporary replacement in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Graham&#8217;s office announced that the longtime Republican<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->lawmaker <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\">had died suddenly at the age of 71<\/a> on Saturday.<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->Preliminary findings from the Medical Examiner of the District of Columbia said Graham died from an &#8220;aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced around the same time as Trump&#8217;s post that he will be making an announcement about who he is appointing to the Senate seat at 4 p.m. on Monday<\/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 \" style=\"padding-bottom:68.44135802469135%\" 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\/ce34da31-aa68-4d62-9606-1cd92aa5e861\/darline-2-gty-er-260713_1783955746610_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ce34da31-aa68-4d62-9606-1cd92aa5e861\/darline-2-gty-er-260713_1783955746610_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ce34da31-aa68-4d62-9606-1cd92aa5e861\/darline-2-gty-er-260713_1783955746610_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ce34da31-aa68-4d62-9606-1cd92aa5e861\/darline-2-gty-er-260713_1783955746610_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" 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\/ce34da31-aa68-4d62-9606-1cd92aa5e861\/darline-2-gty-er-260713_1783955746610_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 \">Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham with his sister, Darline Graham Nordone, as he walks down the midway at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 17, 2015.<\/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 \">Congressional Quarterly\/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">ABC News has reached out to McMaster&#8217;s office about Trump&#8217;s push for Nordone to be Graham&#8217;s replacement. ABC News has reached out to Nordone for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Trump wrote in a social media post that he made his recommendation to McMaster, and said it would a &#8220;fabulous tribute&#8221; to Graham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Separate from the temporary replacement to complete Graham&#8217;s term, South Carolina <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/lindsey-grahams-death-prompts-process-fill-senate-seat\/story?id=134693556\" dir=\"ltr\">will hold a special election<\/a> on Aug. 11 to replace Graham as the Republican nominee on the general election ballot this November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Graham and his sister shared an incredibly close relationship. After their parents died when Graham was only 22 years old, he took on a caretaker role for his younger sister, becoming her legal guardian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Nordone,<!-- -->\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Freels%2FDX7E-qlj1Nw%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSarah.Beth.Hensley%40abc.com%7Cf16e1f80062149070a1408dee0f74225%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C639195549739111396%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=w1A%2F93fFu0bgxeplNdvQLzZ5BxU3lHWPdtNO%2FcdSUGM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" dir=\"ltr\">in a recent video<\/a>\u00a0<!-- -->for Graham&#8217;s reelection campaign, said of her brother, &#8220;He&#8217;s always been there for me, no matter what.&#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\/ac6b94fa-f148-46aa-8eab-2a3fbeb964de\/Darline-1-ap-er-260713_1783955746738_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ac6b94fa-f148-46aa-8eab-2a3fbeb964de\/Darline-1-ap-er-260713_1783955746738_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ac6b94fa-f148-46aa-8eab-2a3fbeb964de\/Darline-1-ap-er-260713_1783955746738_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ac6b94fa-f148-46aa-8eab-2a3fbeb964de\/Darline-1-ap-er-260713_1783955746738_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" 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\/ac6b94fa-f148-46aa-8eab-2a3fbeb964de\/Darline-1-ap-er-260713_1783955746738_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 \">Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Sen. Lindsey Graham walks to the stage before his announcement for presidency, June 1, 2015, in Central, S.C.<\/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 \">Rainier Ehrhardt\/AP, FILE<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It is not immediately clear if Nordone has any political experience or aspirations. According to The<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->New York Times, Nordone is a mother of two and has worked to help people with disabilities find jobs.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/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\/3845023e-9ac8-4a47-a9ca-067e46f44620\/graham-8-gty-gmh-260713_1783953284509_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/3845023e-9ac8-4a47-a9ca-067e46f44620\/graham-8-gty-gmh-260713_1783953284509_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/3845023e-9ac8-4a47-a9ca-067e46f44620\/graham-8-gty-gmh-260713_1783953284509_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/3845023e-9ac8-4a47-a9ca-067e46f44620\/graham-8-gty-gmh-260713_1783953284509_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" 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\/3845023e-9ac8-4a47-a9ca-067e46f44620\/graham-8-gty-gmh-260713_1783953284509_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 \">Flowers are left outside the office of the late US Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican from South Carolina, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 13, 2026.<\/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 \">Brendan Smialowski\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Trump, in an interview with &#8220;Fox and Friends&#8221; on Monday morning, called Graham a &#8220;friend&#8221; and praised his work on shepherding through the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his first term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">&#8220;He had fun with politics, but he was really good at it,&#8221; Trump said of Graham. &#8220;And then when he got angry, like he did in the case of Brett Kavanaugh, it was so impactful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/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>President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants Lindsey Graham&#8217;s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to be his temporary replacement in the Senate. 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