U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71
His office said Graham died after a brief, sudden illness a day after returning from a trip to Ukraine.
Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died at 71. His office said the South Carolina politician died after a brief and sudden illness on Saturday night, July 11, at his home on Capitol Hill, Washington. NBC News reported that emergency responders had been called to a cardiac arrest. Graham had just returned from a trip to Ukraine and was scheduled to appear on television on July 12. During his career, he was known as an influential Republican figure in the Senate, once leading the Senate Budget Committee, and for his vocal support of Israel and Ukraine. President Donald Trump called Graham a hardworking patriot, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had lost one of its greatest friends.