New details about Sen. are revealed. Lindsey GrahamThe last hours before him sudden death.
A person who spoke to Graham, 71, on Saturday, July 11, claimed this Axios that the senator complained that he was feeling unwell.
When the person urged him to seek medical attention immediately, Graham said he wanted to wait until his scheduled appearance on NBC Meet the press on Sunday, July 12th.
According to Axios, Graham joked: “I can’t die now. I still have to implement the Russia sanctions, deal with Iran and do Israeli-Saudi normalization.”
Senator Mitch McConnell’s office is updating the public on the politician’s health following the shocking death of fellow senator Lindsey Graham. “My doctors have confirmed that I have not broken any bones or suffered a concussion. I have not had a heart attack or stroke. I have no tumors or bleeding,” said McConnell, 84, (…)
Us weekly has reached out to Graham’s spokesperson for comment.
Graham’s office confirmed in a social media post that the South Carolina politician died unexpectedly Saturday evening.
“On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” the statement said about X read on Sunday. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates the prayers at this time and requests privacy during this incredibly difficult time.”
Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department Jeffery W Carroll and the Chief Medical Examiner of the District of Columbia, Dr. Francisco J. Diaz confirmed Us that Graham provisional cause of death came from an “aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.”
An aortic dissection is also known as an aortic rupture the Mayo Clinic, This can occur when arteries harden over time.
Hours before his death, Graham spoke with president Donald Trump on Saturday evening by phone and spoke about his recent trip to Ukraine.
“He sounded a little tired but perfect, but a little tired — he had the right to be, he was a worker,” Trump, 80, shared in Sunday’s episode Meet the press. “He was really a worker. But he actually sounded great. But he actually said he was tired.”
Comedian Margaret Cho addressed the death of Senator Lindsey Graham in a critical social media post. “Bye Lindsey, goodbye Lindsey Graham. From the closet to the casket, truly seamless. Truly seamless,” the lifelong Democrat, 57, said in a TikTok video shared on Sunday, July 12, after news of the South Carolina senator’s death previously broke (…)
Since Graham’s death, both Republicans and Democrats have taken to social media to pay tribute to the late senator.
Meghan McCain expressed his hopes that Graham is reunited with his close friends, including Senator. John McCain and Sen. Joe Lieberman.
“The news of his death was shocking and deeply saddening for me and my family.” Like many relationships in life, mine with Lindsey was complex in later years,” she wrote about X on Sunday. “I choose to remember the endless laughter and joy he brought to my family. These memories are some of the most treasured of my life. I hope he is at peace and I hope he is in heaven drinking a White Russian and fishing with my dad and Joe.”
