{"id":7852,"date":"2026-07-16T17:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7852"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:52:37","slug":"lindsey-graham-funeral-arrangements-complicated-as-world-leaders-seek-to-attend-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7852","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham Funeral Arrangements \u2018Complicated\u2019 as World Leaders Seek to Attend: Report"},"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_5713183\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5713183\" class=\"wp-image-5713183 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26069827247738.jpg\" alt=\"Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5713183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sipa via AP Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Funeral arrangements for Senator <strong>Lindsey Graham<\/strong> (R-SC) have yet to be finalized as world leaders reportedly seek to pay tribute to the longtime lawmaker, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/lindsey-graham-dead-at-71\/\">died unexpectedly late Saturday<\/a> at the age of 71. Initial findings determined the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/lindsey-graham-dead-at-71\/\"> cause of death for the veteran Republican politician<\/a> as \u201caortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scheduling final goodbyes for Graham, who was first elected to Congress in 1994 and served in the Senate since 2002, has been &#8220;complicated&#8221; by several factors in his home state of South Carolina, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/politics\/lindsey-graham-funeral-arrangements\/article_09efabc1-2e68-4f8e-976b-c6dda8fad954.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to\u00a0<em>The Post and Courier<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>World leaders have been eager to attend, and an offer has been made for Graham to lie in state at the Capitol, the outlet reported, citing Senator<strong>\u00a0Tim Scott<\/strong> (R-SC).<\/p>\n<p>While <em>The Post and Courier<\/em> didn&#8217;t say which world leaders hoped to be at Graham&#8217;s funeral, the <em>Times of Israel<\/em> also reported Israeli Prime Minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/netanyahu-pushes-off-us-trip-to-late-july-as-lindsey-grahams-funeral-delayed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had delayed a planned trip to the United States<\/a> next week until the end of the month because that&#8217;s when Graham&#8217;s service is expected to be held.<\/p>\n<p>An offer for Graham&#8217;s body to lie in state has also raised scheduling wrinkles, Scott told <em>The Post and Courier<\/em>, with organizers trying to figure out &#8220;when the National Cathedral would be made available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scheduling the National Cathedral and world leaders for the same time \u201chas made it a little more difficult to get it done this week, which now it is an impossibility for any funeral arrangements this week,&#8221; Scott said of the funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Graham&#8217;s sister,<strong> Darline Graham Nordone<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/darline-graham-sworn-in-to-finish-brother-lindsey-grahams-term-after-senators-shocking-death\/\">was sworn in on Tuesday<\/a> to finish out his term, and a special primary election to determine a Republican candidate for the seat is set for Aug. 11.<\/p>\n<p>A rep for Lindsey Graham&#8217;s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/lindsey-graham-funeral-arrangements-complicated-as-world-leaders-seek-to-attend-report\/\">Lindsey Graham Funeral Arrangements \u2018Complicated\u2019 as World Leaders Seek to Attend: Report<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sipa via AP Images Funeral arrangements for Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have yet to be finalized as world leaders reportedly seek to pay tribute to the longtime lawmaker, according to a report. Graham died unexpectedly late Saturday at the age of 71. 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