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In an interview on Sunday, President Trump recounted his last conversation with Senator Lindsey Graham, hours before his death. Mr. Graham sounded "perfect," he said.
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Trump called Lindsey Graham "a true American Patriot" on Truth Social as world leaders from Ukraine, Israel and NATO mourned the senator's sudden death.
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Trump revealed he spoke with Sen. Lindsey Graham the night before his sudden death at 71, believing it may have been the senator's last call.
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President Donald Trump recalled Sen. Lindsey Graham's defense of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during a 2018 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing as late senator's "finest moment."
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies after a brief illness AP NewsSen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness' NBC NewsInside Lindsey Graham's final push for Saudi-Israel peace AxiosGraham's death ignites GOP scramble for Senate seat as Trump hints he already has a favorite Fox News
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He died from "a brief and sudden illness" on Saturday evening, his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.
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