Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=a34sQQxtC4f Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump pays tribute to Graham [IzLET2OFNRx] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT President Trump paid tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the Oval Office on Monday evening. "He was a friend of all of us — he was a great guy," he told reporters. "He was a great politician actually and it's hard to believe he's gone." The president said flags will fly at half-staff until Saturday evening to honor the South Carolina Republican, calling it an "extended period of time" that Sen. Graham deserved. "He got along with almost everybody and when he didn't get along, they knew it — he was tough but he was a good man," he said. President Trump said he spoke with Sen. Graham about the SAVE America Act shortly before his death on Saturday. "He was very much in favor of the SAVE America Act, he called me about that," he said. "We were talking about that and some other things." #trump #lindseygraham #cspan sX9mz0zR2q8 yGxejzGFaD6 b1ajIXq3MZp OY2mg7GMU23 7HfnESVMdEO J4qTn3T962o T0xP9hz7Iah
President Trump paid tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the Oval Office on Monday evening. "He was a friend of all of us — he was a great guy," he told reporters. "He was a great politician actually and it's hard to believe he's gone." The president said flags will fly at half-staff until Saturday evening to honor the South Carolina Republican, calling it an "extended period of time" that Sen. Graham deserved. "He got along with almost everybody and when he didn't get along, they knew it — he was tough but he was a good man," he said. President Trump said he spoke with Sen. Graham about the SAVE America Act shortly before his death on Saturday. "He was very much in favor of the SAVE America Act, he called me about that," he said. "We were talking about that and some other things." #trump #lindseygraham #cspan sX9mz0zR2q8 yGxejzGFaD6 b1ajIXq3MZp OY2mg7GMU23 7HfnESVMdEO J4qTn3T962o T0xP9hz7Iah