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Trump says he has asked Lindsey Graham's sister to run for US Senate

Trump said he asked Darline Graham to run for the Senate seat her late brother held.

Trump says he has asked Lindsey Graham's sister to run for US Senate
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Jul 17, 2026
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President Donald Trump said he asked South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham to run in the special Republican primary for the seat her late brother Lindsey Graham held. Trump said he would endorse her; Gov. Henry McMaster had appointed her to fill the vacancy temporarily.

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Darline Graham R · SC · SEN
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Darline Graham
R · SC · SEN

South Carolina senator asked by Trump to run in the special Republican primary

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who asked Graham to run and offered his endorsement

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Chuck Grassley
R · IA · SEN

Senate president pro tempore who ceremonially swore in Darline Graham

Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Late senator whose vacant seat and legacy are central background

ALSO MENTIONED  Henry McMaster, South Carolina governor who appointed Darline Graham to fill the vacant seat temporarily

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Trump Urges Darline Graham to Run for Full Senate Term

Trump urged Darline Graham to seek a full Senate term and said he would endorse her if she ran. This came after she was appointed to fill the remainder of her late brother’s term. Center outlets treat the endorsement as a development in the special-election race and note Graham’s unresolved decision about running. Right-leaning outlets also foreground the endorsement and the race, but some give Trump’s backing a more upbeat cast.

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