All posts tagged "Lindsey Graham"

Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) is splitting with President Donald Trump over his decision to gut her late brother's signature law imposing sanctions on Russia.

Graham pushed back on Saturday against Trump's move to exempt Russia from the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, The New York Times reported. Her brother, a longtime Russia hawk, had worked for over a year to line up votes for the measure before he died.

"Personally, I would choose to put the pressure on Russia to end the war and get gas prices down," Graham told reporters at a campaign stop. "Because I don't trust Putin, and I don't trust Russia."...

A columnist says one of President Donald Trump's latest moves should serve as a chilling warning to Republicans who think loyalty to him pays off.

In a Tuesday piece for Slate, columnist Fred Kaplan argued that Trump has turned on the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) by striking a deal to buy Russian diesel fuel, a move that flies in the face of a law toughening penalties on Moscow that Congress named after Graham and that Trump himself signed.

Graham died in July at the age of 71. Kaplan wrote that in his final years the South Carolina Republican "sold his soul, abandoned his principles, and betrayed his best friend" to win Trump's ear and push him to back Ukraine....

Conservative podcast host Megyn Kelly on Wednesday criticized Sen. Darline Graham's (R-SC) botched debate performance.

Kelly said on her podcast that Graham's responses left her "mortified" and referred to the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) as a "placeholder" senator, The Daily Beast reported. Kelly played back the debate stage flop.

Trump had endorsed Darline Graham, 62, and asked her to step into her late brother's Senate seat after his unexpected death. During the debate Tuesday night, she was booed by the crowd in Newberry, her hometown....

The Federal Election Commission has forced Darline Graham to refund Senate campaign donations from powerful backers that surpassed legal limits.

According to a Wednesday report by NOTUS, the GOP candidate for Senate in South Carolina and sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham violated campaign finance rules. Graham must refund or redesignate roughly 10 percent of her cash on hand, currently $251,000, according to NOTUS.

Individual donors may give a federal-level political candidate up to $3,500 per election, including primaries, runoffs, and general elections, under FEC rules....

The White House had a sharp response on Wednesday after President Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep during his late friend Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) funeral.

Trump was caught on camera with his eyes closed on Tuesday after he delivered a eulogy for his Republican ally and former golf buddy during the service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

The White House denied reports that Trump had dozed off in the church....

Critics were chuckling on Tuesday when President Donald Trump appeared to struggle to eat a Tic Tac during the funeral service for late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

Trump was sitting in the front row at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., when he awkwardly attempted to toss the mint into his mouth. He missed, and then had to try again. At another point during the memorial, he was caught on video closing his eyes.

The internet pointed out the gaffe, which was captured by Acyn Torabi, senior digital editor at MeidasTouch....