{"id":17124,"date":"2026-07-12T12:33:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T12:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=17124"},"modified":"2026-07-12T12:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T12:33:59","slug":"us-senator-and-trump-ally-lindsey-graham-dies-age-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=17124","title":{"rendered":"US senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies age 71"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p>Prominent US Senator\u00a0Lindsey Graham, a key ally of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday aged 71 following a \u201cbrief and sudden illness,\u201d his office said.<\/p>\n<p>Graham, known for his foreign policy work, was a staunch supporter of the Iran war and in recent years urged both Trump and the Biden administrations to back Kyiv\u2019s fight against Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,\u201d the Republican senator from South Carolina\u2019s office said in a statement on his official X account.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Graham\u2019s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump paid tribute to the influential senator on Sunday, calling him \u201cone of the greatest people\u201d in a post on his Truth Social site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead! He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham made a failed bid for the presidency in 2016, warning at the time that Republicans should not back Trump because he was a \u201crace-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their relationship was strained by the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, with Graham saying his Republican colleagues should \u201ccount me out, enough is enough\u201d \u2014 although he later voted against convicting Trump in his impeachment trial.<\/p>\n<p>Graham reconciled their relationship after Trump returned to office and supported his re-election bid.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2018A great friend of Israel\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Graham was also a strong supporter of Israel and a hawkish backer of the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: \u201cLindsey is a great friend of Israel and a cherished friend of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLindsey understood that the security of Israel and America are inseparable. He devoted his life to defending America, strengthening our alliance and standing up for the free world,\u201d Netanyahu said in a statement released by his office.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the news left him \u201cshocked and heartbroken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Graham was a beacon of moral clarity and a true leader of the U.S.-Israel partnership,\u201d he said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will never forget how he stood by the people of Israel in our most difficult moments, and we will remain eternally grateful for his sense of justice, truth, and loyalty,\u201d Herzog said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2018Irreplaceable\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Graham was first elected to the US House of Representatives in 1994, before being elected to the Senate in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>He was later re-elected to the Senate in 2008, 2014 and 2020 and most recently served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster described Graham as \u201cirreplaceable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fiercest of fighters for South Carolina and America \u2014 and a loyal and steadfast friend,\u201d McMaster said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Graham served as a military lawyer and attained the rank of air force colonel, an experience that informed his interventionist stance in foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, he voted in favour of military action against Iraq in the wake of the September 11 attacks, and later supported a long-term US presence in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Graham was a frequent critic of President Barack Obama\u2019s foreign policy, calling him a \u201cweak opponent of evil\u201d in 2015 over his negotiation of a nuclear deal with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Graham met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as recently as Friday, where he reportedly supported tougher economic sanctions on Russia and its allies.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky said on X that he appreciated Graham\u2019s support, noting that it was the American senator\u2019s 10th visit to his country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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