Trump urges Lindsey Graham’s sister to run for full Senate term
Washington, DC : US President Donald Trump announced that he convened a meeting at the Oval Office with the newly designated Senator Darline Graham Nordone, urging her to contest the upcoming special Republican primary for a full term in the chamber.
Senator Nordone, a Republican representing South Carolina, is the sister of the late veteran lawmaker Lindsey Graham.
The high-level political consultation comes immediately after the newly appointed South Carolina Senator, Darline Graham, was officially inducted into the upper chamber of the US legislature on Tuesday during a highly attended ceremony drawing extensive bipartisan presence.
The transition event saw attendance from virtually the entire Republican conference alongside several Democratic legislators.
According to CNN, she briefly spoke to reporters after taking the oath, saying, “Hanging in there, appreciate you being here,” when asked how she was coping following her brother’s death.
The formal administrative proceedings were overseen by veteran Senator Chuck Grassley, whilst lawmakers Katie Britt and Tim Scott escorted her to the main dais. Following the conclusion of the oath-taking ceremony, the Senate chamber gave her a standing ovation before she was led to her late brother’s desk.
High-profile figures inside the legislative chamber included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Jared Kushner, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, accompanied by numerous representatives from South Carolina’s congressional delegation.
The sudden political transition follows the passing of Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican senator from South Carolina and a close ally of President Donald Trump, who died over the weekend at the age of 71. A preliminary finding by the Washington, DC, medical examiner said he died following an aortic dissection.
In a statement shared on Truth Social following the legislative induction, the US President lauded the newly appointed legislator’s credentials and highlighted her familial connection to the former lawmaker.
“We have known each other for a long time — She is a spectacular person, and a true American Patriot. Lindsey was one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, and his sister shares his deep love of our Country, and the State of South Carolina,” Trump said.
