Lindsey Graham a Republican Senator , a close ally of Donald Trump, United States President and one of Washington’s most influential foreign policy voices, has died at the age of 71.
His office announced that Graham died on Saturday evening after what it described as “a brief and sudden illness”. He had recently returned from Kyiv, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. There had been no public indication that he was unwell before the trip.
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Trump paid tribute to the South Carolina senator, describing him as “a true American patriot”.
Graham, who was elected to the US Senate in 2002, built a reputation as one of Congress’ strongest advocates for an assertive American foreign policy. He was a vocal supporter of Ukraine following Russia’s full scale invasion, consistently backing military aid to Kyiv
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