Alex Leary
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first heard Mar 2026
last heard 13 Jul
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The loss of Senator Lindsey Graham is just a shock that's settled over Washington.
He was not just a beloved figure among fellow lawmakers, including Democrats, who saw him as a folksy, smart, collegial person, even if they disagreed strenuously with some of his views on foreign policy.
And his relation with President Trump will go down as one of the most interesting relationships of the Trump era, someone who really vehemently opposed Trump and became one of his closest friends and allies.
When Trump was running for president in 2016, Graham was a fierce critic of him, saying that the Republican Party would be forever changed.
And he continued to criticize him at times during Trump's first term, most notably during the aftermath of the January 6th riot at the Capitol.
by Trump supporters to overturn the election results, but they patched things up.
Graham represented the foreign policy hawkish views that traditional conservatives had.
He was very consistent on that front for a long time.
He was instrumental in advocating for the war with Iran, for example, a fierce defender of Israel.
So a lot of ins and outs, contradictions.
and sort of a fascinating political storyline between those two.
Politically, in South Carolina, this is going to set off a certain free-for-all to replace Graham.
The governor there can appoint someone temporarily, but there's a lot of ambitious, younger Republicans in a very conservative state that are going to vie for this seat.
So we now have another blockbuster election on our hands.
Yeah, it's still very much unclear.
That was a surprise Truth Social post by President Trump early this morning, sort of sent shockwaves across Washington and beyond.
And we don't know exactly who is talking.
The Iranians denied any talks at all, but suggested that Gulf partners have been in contact with both sides, and that seems to be where the talks are playing out.
Trump also mentioned that a top Iranian official is participating, but we don't know who that may be.
Absolutely.
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