Sparks flew Sunday after Darline Graham's latest gaffe during the South Carolina Senate debate.

Graham faced off against Democratic challenger Annie Andrews, during which she was asked about President Donald Trump's decision to start the war against Iran. One of the answers Graham gave caused a stir on social media.

"They're being strangled economically, and no one will trade with them," Graham said. "I am proud that I helped get the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 over the finish line in the Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support ... it gives [the president] the tools to end the war through economic sanctions. And, why in the world would we stop now when they are still dangerous and we are close to ending the war?"

Graham's comments seem to fly in the face of President Donald Trump's assertions that the Iranian military had been "completely decimated" after recent U.S. strikes.

Political analysts reacted to Graham's claim on social media.

"So stunningly unqualified. What [are] we doing, people?" Marc Polymeropoulos, an MS NOW analyst, posted on X.

"21 American lives lost should be enough. This war needs to end," Andrews posted on her personal X account.

"Hey, look. It's another Graham who loves forever wars," Hemant Mehta, political commentator and "Jeopardy!" champion, posted on X.

"I saw gas at $5 a gallon the other day. That’s one reason," Liz Mair, a political communications expert, posted on X.

"Well, Dips--- Darlene, because Trump is losing his war with Iran and we shouldn’t have to sacrifice more US service members just to save Trump’s pride," Polly Sigh, a writer and political commentator, posted on X.

President Donald Trump is already displaying signs that he's a depressed old man, and one author predicted that those signs could be magnified if the November midterms go the way the polls currently suggest.

Kurt Anderson, founder of Spy Magazine, told Joanna Coles on a new episode of "The Daily Beast Podcast" that Trump's recent statements about his devoted aide, Natalie Harp, suggest he's "manifestly miserable." Trump told reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan in an interview for their book "Regime Change" that "All of you will go off and make money ... she'll never leave me," referring to Harp.

Anderson predicted that if Republicans get trounced in the midterms, as polls suggest they might, then Trump's depression might begin to spiral.

"If the elections go as one hopes they do, and we have reason to believe that they will, if not as amazingly as some of the polls say, he will be more himself and God knows what forms that will take in terms of anger and depression," Anderson said.

Questions about Trump's mental health have swirled throughout his second administration. The president has been photographed sleeping in the Oval Office on multiple occasions and often posts rambling screeds on his Truth Social platform at all hours of the night.

Anderson said that a sizable loss for the Republicans could make Trump feel like everyone has deserted him.

"You will begin to see in November ... as the weeks go on, he'll go step further," Anderson said. "He will feel it in that Natalie Harp sense, everyone's left me except Natalie."

Questions swirled Sunday after President Donald Trump announced who his next press secretary would be.

"I am pleased to announce that Katie Zacharia will be beginning her term as Press Secretary tomorrow, Columbus Day, and will be doing an introductory News Conference on Tuesday at 9:30 A.M. from the Press Briefing Room in the White House. Katie has been with me, in spirit, from the very beginning, and will do a fantastic job!" Trump posted on Truth Social.

The move was unexpected for several reasons, with prediction market Kalshi noting that Zacharia had a less-than 1% chance of being selected, making her an "extreme long shot," CNN's Marshall Cohen reported. That didn't stop three people from placing bets under $100 that she would be picked, which raised suspicions at Kalshi about the timing and that insider trading may be involved, he added.

"This is just another example of possible insider trading," he said.

There have been multiple incidents of alleged insider trading during Trump's second administration. For instance, Cohen recalled last year when a military soldier was convicted of using classified information to trade on the capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.

A former White House teleprompter operator was also caught betting on what Trump would say in his speeches, according to reports.