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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham Dead At 71 After Brief Illness

The South Carolina Republican had served in the Senate since 2003.

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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham Dead At 71 After Brief Illness
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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the Republican Party’s most influential voices on national security and a close ally of President Donald Trump, has died at 71 after what his office described as a “brief and sudden illness.”

“On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,” his office said in a statement posted on social media.

 

A cause of death has not yet been released, though emergency responders were reportedly dispatched to Graham’s Capitol Hill home for a cardiac arrest.

 

The longtime politician had served as a United States senator for South Carolina since 2003.

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