U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican who went from a vocal critic of Donald Trump to one of his most loyal allies after Trump became president, has died, his office announced on Sunday. He was 71.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to the media after a meeting July 10 with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on March 28, 2025.
John Brown, director of music at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home, greets U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham after a Memorial Day service May 28, 2012, at the home in Anderson, S.C.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Sen. Lindsey Graham, right, appear before a meeting on Capitol Hill in 2018.
Clemson University Provost Bob Jones, left, smiles as Sen Lindsey Graham gives two thumbs up at a Clemson University graduation May 20, 2011, in Clemson, S.C.
Photos: Sen. Lindsey Graham over the years
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) arrives at Palm Beach International Airport
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Fla., on March 28, 2025.
Maj. Gen. Robert Livingston Jr. and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham bow their heads, while Pastor Ray Longernecker of Six Mile Baptist
Maj. Gen. Robert Livingston Jr. and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham bow their heads, while Pastor Ray Longernecker of Six Mile Baptist Church prays, during A Day of Remembrance in Six Mile May 27, 2013.
Clemson University Provost Bob Jones and Sen Lindsey Graham
Clemson University Provost Bob Jones, left, smiles as Sen Lindsey Graham gives two thumbs up at a Clemson University graduation May 20, 2011, in Clemson, S.C.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham walk together outside of the Michelin headquarters in
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham walk together outside of the Michelin headquarters in Greenville to view one of the large Earthmover tires that will be produced in Starr April 9, 2012.
John Brown greets U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham after a Memorial Day
John Brown, director of music at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home, greets U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham after a Memorial Day service May 28, 2012, at the home in Anderson, S.C.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham sheds tears remembering fallen soldiers at the Clemson University Scroll of Honor memorial service
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham sheds tears remembering fallen soldiers at the Clemson University Scroll of Honor memorial service February 28, 2014.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), right, pose for the media in Graham's Russell Senate
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Sen. Lindsey Graham, right, appear before a meeting on Capitol Hill in 2018.
Lindsey Graham Dies: South Carolina Senator Was 71
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, speaks Wednesday, May 27, 2026 during an event at Carson’s Steak Warehouse and Saloon in Anderson, South Carolina.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, speaks Wednesday, May 27, 2026 during an event at Carson’s Steak Warehouse and Saloon in Anderson, South Carolina.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the media in Kyiv
A picture taken on July 10, 2026 shows U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaking to the media after his meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the media in Kyiv
A picture taken on July 10, 2026 shows U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaking to the media after his meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Zelenskiy meets with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in Kyiv
FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomes U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) before their meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 10, 2026. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to media as Trump impeachment trial resumes on Capitol Hill in Washington
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to members of the media prior to the resumption of the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump jokingly urges Graham and his fellow senators to return to the Capitol to vote for more judge nominees during an event to celebrate federal judicial confirmations in the East Room of the White House in Washington
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump jokingly urges Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and his fellow senators to return to the Capitol to vote for more judge nominees during an event to celebrate federal judicial confirmations in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) questions U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland as he testifies on "Oversight of the Department of Justice", before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) walks through the Dirksen Senate Office Building before Judiciary Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Classified briefings for the full U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to reporters, on the day of classified briefings for the full U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Senator Lindsey Graham arrives at the White House
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) arrives at the White House after golfing with President Donald Trump, in Washington, U.S. July 13, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
