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Graham, a close Republican ally of Donald Trump, died at the age of 71 on Saturday evening.
US Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Donald Trump, has died at the age of 71 due to a sudden illness, according to the Washington, D.C. medical examiner.
NYTimes – US Graham, a close Republican ally of Donald Trump, died at the age of 71 on Saturday evening.
NYTimes – US He consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas. The Washington, D.C., medical examiner said he died of an aortic dissection, a tear in the body’s main artery.
BBC News – World Graham, a close Republican ally of Donald Trump, died at the age of 71 on Saturday evening.
BBC News – World A spokesman for the 71-year-old South Carolina senator says initial findings suggest Graham's cause of death was related to his heart.
BBC News – World The senator's career was marked by a willingness to adapt to America's dramatically changing political climate, writes the BBC's North America correspondent.
Republican served in Senate since 2003 and was sharp Trump critic before becoming one of his most loyal backers Lindsey Graham dies aged 71 – latest updates US politicians and foreign leaders pay tribute to Lindsey Graham Lindsey Graham, a longtime US senator and key ally of Donald Trump, has died from a sudden illness, his office said on Sunday. He had just turned 71. Graham’s abrupt death will send shock waves thr…
Graham, a prominent Republican voice on foreign policy, had recently returned from Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
NPR – US His office said Graham died Saturday night after a "brief and sudden illness." The Republican senator was instrumental in enacting Trump's policy and staffing priorities.
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