Lindsey Graham is dead,

[RandySF]

July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Lindsey ‌Graham passed away on Saturday evening ​after a ​brief and sudden illness, ⁠the communications ​director for his ​office said in a post on X ​early on ​Sunday.

Graham, 71, was a prominent ‌Republican ⁠senator from South Carolina





https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senator-lindsey-graham-passes-away-2026-07-12/?taid=6a53347f4d426f00019bc051&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

[Diraven]

1. Whoa

Didn't have that on my bingo card. He was just on TV like 2 weeks ago.

[SocialDemocrat61]

2. Give our regards to Mitch!

[AZ8theist]

41. OK, THAT made me laugh!!

A little morbid, yes, but still funny!

[GoodRaisin]

53. And Rush too!

[FascismIsDeath]

4. Woah... that was not expected.

[RandySF]

5. Heart attack tonight in DC.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

35. Speculation from someone on Reddit: "my guess would be a pulmonary embolism. Flights from Eastern/Central Europe to Was

"He was in Ukraine yesterday. If I had to irresponsibly speculate, my guess would be a pulmonary embolism. Flights from Eastern/Central Europe to Washington are 8 or 9 hours. Especially for older men, sitting that long can cause blood clots that can move into your heart and lungs. It can happen to anyone, but if you are older or have other conditions that can cause blood circulation issues or clotting, it’s very important to stay hydrated and moving if you’re going to be sitting for long periods of time. Compression socks help too."

[wnylib]

51. Seems to be going around among Republican Senators.

[calimary]

21. Totally!

[dalton99a]

6. Good for him.

[SoFlaBro]

7. Props to God for hitting PAYDIRT!!!

[AZ8theist]

42. God missed the bulls eye.

He needs to aim a little higher up.

[wnylib]

47. I think this one was Satan calling home his ally.

Graham's work was done.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. Hmmm...A Bette Davis comes to mind...

[wackadoo wabbit]

15. Do tell ... n/t

[mercuryblues]

24. You should never say bad things about the dead,

You should only say good. (fill in the blank) is dead. Good.

-Bette Davis.

She said it about Joan Crawford AKA "Mommy Dearest".

[wackadoo wabbit]

26. Thanks! ... n/t

[-misanthroptimist]

9. Well...

...first off, condolences to his family and friends.

Second, Graham had better hope the Bible is wrong about almost everything.

[herding cats]

10. They come in 3's.

First Mitch, now Lindsay. Come on lucky number 3!

[Trueblue1968]

11. I dont care , do you ??

[Solly Mack]

12. And I was trying to behave.

Damn. So much for that.

[Boo1]

27. Grahams seat was up for reelection this fall

Primary was already held. Annie Andrews is the D challenger.

Nobody they can send from SC that will be a more reliable vote than Graham for Trump. Only downside risk for Republicans to replace. Right now Republicans are down to 51 votes. Basically they will be in deadlock on most votes considering the number of members who are in tight races.

[Boo1]

29. Good question

They'll have to sort that out.

[LeftInTX]

31. Someone worse than Graham. The SC GOP Executive Committee will nominate someone, who will be a GOP hardliner.

[GoodRaisin]

54. Another fascist.

[wackadoo wabbit]

14. Is this a typo? Shouldn't it read "Mitch McConnell"? ... n/t

[calimary]

34. Evidently, he's still with us, at least to some extent.

But there are those whose positions and/or future ambitions hang heavily on this.

[GoodRaisin]

45. Guess they didn't have time to hide him.

[Sympthsical]

16. That is some crazy misdirection . . .

Honestly, I saw the headline and thought it was part of a running McConnell joke.

[littlemissmartypants]

17. I wonder which heartless Republican will call first dibs on his office.

It's probably one of the nice ones.

[fujiyamasan]

63. Nancy Mace said she would

Wasted no time!

[littlemissmartypants]

65. Wow! Have they already cleaned it out? That was fast. ...

And pretty ruthless. Typical Republican. SMDH

[fujiyamasan]

66. She's truly vile and ended up in fifth place during their GOP gubernatorial primary

Doesn’t seem like they like her very much either.

[littlemissmartypants]

67. I wouldn't think she'd be the best choice but she does have name recognition. ...

I guess we'll see soon enough who gets to follow in his footsteps.

[Raine]

18. R-I-P ... nt

[sfdennis1]

20. Good riddance

At every opportunity…he was a closeted traitor to the LGBTQ+ community, a sell-out, a war monger, a hypocrite and an unprincipled sycophant for all types of retrograde evil…Rest in piss, sweetie

[BannonsLiver]

25. Wondering if some of that spills out into the public sphere after his death.

I know it’s been widely speculated about over the decades. Doesn’t matter one way or the other at this point, or any other for that matter. But to deny people haven’t asked questions about it over the years is to deny reality.

[ShazzieB]

62. Good riddance is right.

He was all of those things and more.

[RandySF]

22. This is Nancy Mace's chance,

To find a job beyond December.

[COL Mustard]

43. I hadn't thought about her

I was thinking Nikki Haley.

[BigmanPigman]

23. I can't believe he was only 71, he looked and acted a lot older.

[Figarosmom]

37. So I wonder who trump will tell the governor

To put in lindsey's seat?

[struggle4progress]

38. Maybe his crank health views played a role. He supported Robbie's nomination, and his own attitude

towards vaccines probably contributed to South Carolina's measles epidemic

[Skittles]

50. that and living under kompromat

something changed that guy into the Trump humper he became

[jmowreader]

39. I'm thinking Governor McMaster will elevate himself to the Senate

The first office he ran for was the Senate. He lost, but he probably still wants the job.

[D_Master81]

40. Whoa

Saw the headline on Facebook and came here to see if it was legit. Wasn’t he going to be on Meet The Press today?

[Grim Chieftain]

46. Yes, he was scheduled to be on Meet the Press today

[Justice matters.]

44. Where should I go to empty my blather?

One less republicrook war hawk celebration.

Looking forward next.

[DET]

48. I Have to Wonder

What would have happened to Lindsey if he had not been blackmailed by Trump. He was not the same person ten years ago that he became. He was always a warmongering conservative, but he was an intelligent, affable guy with a sharp sense of humor. Not sure why, but I had a soft spot in my heart for Lindsey - until the Kavanaugh hearings. Condolences to the family.

[D_Master81]

59. Yeah

There was a time when RWers like Rush put him up there with McCain as a “RINO” that could t be trusted. Makes you wonder what happened.

[anamnua]

49. Mark Twain quote

I have never wished a man dead but I have read some obituaries with pleasure.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

52. That's a start.

Must be freeing. He can't be blackmailed anymore.

[mahina]

55. WOW

This was not on my list of if this then thats.

Now we may never find out what made him do a craven shameless full 180 for that man.

Wasnʻt he just starting to make some sense? He said something rational for once in recent days, regarding the Ukraine war or Iran conflict.

Well I guess we are only here briefly. Peace to his family and grant him grace. Eventually.

[Javaman]

56. Huh, how about that. Anyone else watching the World Cup too? nt

[Jedi Guy]

57. His legacy will always be that of a craven sycophant.

The way he flipped from criticizing Trump to rubbing up against his cankles was so sudden and swift it was frankly unsettling.

Like sure, he's by no means the first politician to flip flop and he certainly won't be the last but the way he turned on a dime was just jarring. Everyone expects a politician to be a weathervane but damn.

He helped Trump remake the GOP into what it is today and that will always be a stain on his legacy. It's a stain that darkens the reputations of a hell of a lot of Republicans, too. All the halfway decent ones got purged long ago in a slow-motion Night of the Long Knives.

Hope selling your soul was worth it, Lindsey.

[Bluestocking]

58. I guess Putin wasn't happy with him visiting Ukraine

Did he fall out the window of the jet.

[marble falls]

60. Now that is a surprise. He didn't need to pass, if he'd just have retired about 10 years ago.

[EnergizedLib]

61. Buh-bye, bootlicker

[MustLoveBeagles]

64. Wow

And some of us were focused on Mitch and dump. This is a shock. 😲