Inside the vicious knife fight to replace Lindsey Graham as Fox News star pulls OUT and White House hatches secret plan to avoid Nancy Mace 'disaster'
Graham was selected to serve in the interim Senate seat left vacant by her brother’s death.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe Daily Mail has an established newsroom and named bylines, but its sensational presentation and reliance on anonymous political sources temper confidence in its institutional reliability.
- Source type — An established international news publisher, though known for tabloid-style presentation.
- Author attribution — Four named reporters are credited.
- Editorial standards — The headline and framing are highly sensational.
- Transparency — Some claims rely on unnamed White House insiders and a Trump source.
The article includes direct statements from named public figures and campaign representatives, but some consequential claims rely on anonymous sources, and it offers limited independent verification or context.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents competing views and includes responses from Mace’s campaign, but the negative account of her prospects relies substantially on anonymous sources and receives prominent framing.
- Counterarguments presented — Mace’s campaign disputes that her social-media post was a campaign signal.
- Source diversity — Quotes or attributes claims to public officials, campaign representatives, and unnamed political sources.
- Loaded language — The headline and some descriptions use highly charged language.
- Omitted context — The article gives limited verification or detail about the reported White House opposition.
The framing is sensational and sharply critical of Mace, but the article does not consistently advance a discernible left- or right-leaning political position.
- Language tone — Uses dramatic language about the succession contest and Mace’s prospects.
- Source selection — Includes criticism from anonymous White House sources as well as responses from Mace’s campaign and other named figures.
- Framing — Emphasizes internal Republican maneuvering without a clear ideological argument.
After Lindsey Graham’s death left his South Carolina Senate seat vacant, Donald Trump recommended Graham’s sister for an interim appointment, while potential candidates including Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman consider seeking the seat. The article reports that White House officials oppose Mace and may work against her if she runs.
The article says Trump recommended Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, for the interim Senate appointment, and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster selected her. Sen. Tim Scott had discussed possible interim choices, including Nordone and former representative Trey Gowdy, and later praised Nordone publicly.
The article reports that former Fox News host Gowdy has no interest in the seat. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, both described as having lost in the state’s gubernatorial primary, have indicated interest in running for the full term. White House insiders reportedly oppose Mace and would raise money against her if she runs; her campaign says a social-media post that suggested she might return to politics was affectionate, not a campaign signal. Lieutenant Gov. Pamela Evette is still deciding whether to run, according to an adviser.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Graham in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Graham’s record.
People in this story
SWIPE →South Carolina representative considering a run for Graham’s Senate seat
Mace's version of this story ↗Late South Carolina senator whose vacant seat is the subject of the succession contest
President who recommended Graham’s sister for the interim appointment
South Carolina representative who has indicated interest in the full Senate term
South Carolina senator who discussed possible interim appointees
Former South Carolina representative who said he was not interested in the Senate seat
Part of a bigger story
9 OUTLETSOutlets agree South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone to temporarily fill the Senate seat left vacant by her late brother, Lindsey Graham, following a recommendation from Donald Trump. Left-leaning outlets, such as Raw Story, highlight Trump's recommendation and detail the appointment process. Center outlets focus on the mechanics of the appointment, Nordone's background, and the upcoming special election. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the broader political stakes, with Fox News framing the move around protecting a Senate majority and ZeroHedge focusing on the contest for permanent succession.
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