‘The fiercest of fighters’: Lindsey Graham remembered by politicians and foreign leaders after sudden death

The Guardian reports that Republican senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has died at the age of seventy-one, following a sudden illness his office confirmed. Graham, a hawkish foreign-policy voice and a key ally of President Donald Trump, was known for his role in shaping a more conservative Supreme Court. Trump was among the first to pay tribute, calling Graham a true American patriot, while Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was deeply saddened by the news. The Guardian notes that Graham's death sets off a scramble over how his seat will be filled.

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