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Trump backs Darline Graham for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat

Trump endorsed Lindsey Graham's sister in a GOP primary that may head to a runoff despite his backing.

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Summary, timeline and people extracted by Claude from 2 items across 2 sources · 17h ago. Quotes are verbatim.

Following Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death, President Donald Trump endorsed his sister Darline Graham to run for his Senate seat in a special GOP primary scheduled for Tuesday. Despite Trump's endorsement and popularity with the Republican base, the race is expected to go to a runoff, with Rep. Ralph Norman emerging as the likely other finalist.

  • Trump endorsed Darline Graham for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat days after the senator's sudden death.
  • The GOP primary scheduled for Tuesday is expected to go to a runoff despite Trump's endorsement.
  • Rep. Ralph Norman and Darline Graham are likely to advance to the runoff stage.

How it unfolded

  1. Report GOP primary expected to go to runoff

    The special GOP primary scheduled for Tuesday is likely heading to a runoff despite Trump's endorsement. Rep. Ralph Norman and Darline Graham are expected to be the top two finishers.

  2. Event Lindsey Graham dies; Trump endorses sister

    Sen. Lindsey Graham dies suddenly. President Donald Trump endorses his sister Darline Graham to succeed him in a full six-year Senate term.

What people are saying verbatim

“Just days after Sen. Lindsey Graham's sudden death, President Donald Trump threw his support behind the powerful Republican's sister, Darline Graham, to run for a full six-year Senate term.”

NBC News · NBC News ↗ · Aug 8