Republican Lindsey Graham dies at 71: World leaders, US politicians react

Author: Elizabeth MelimopoulosPublished on: July 12, 2026Country: United States
PoliticsWorld / International
Republican Lindsey Graham dies at 71: World leaders, US politicians react

US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died at age 71 after a 'brief and sudden illness', his office posted on X. US media reported emergency personnel responded to a cardiac arrest call at his Capitol Hill home Saturday night. Graham had just returned from a trip to Ukraine and was scheduled to appear on Meet the Press Sunday morning. Reactions came from Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and US President Donald Trump, who called him a 'true American Patriot'.

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