Lindsey Graham remembered by Trump as 'giant of the US Senate' at funeral
Former President Donald Trump delivered a eulogy for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, praising him as a dedicated foreign policy hawk and a significant figure in the US Senate. The funeral was attended by international leaders, including Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelensky.
Why it matters
It marks the passing of a long-serving, influential US lawmaker whose foreign policy stances significantly impacted international relations with Israel and Ukraine.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Watch: Trump delivers eulogy honouring Lindsey Graham Anthony Zurcher , North America correspondent, at Washington National Cathedral and Kayla Epstein President Donald Trump has remembered Lindsey Graham as a "giant of the United States Senate" at the late lawmaker's funeral in Washington.
In his eulogy, Trump also called Graham, who died earlier this month at the age of 71, a "true American original, who left us much too soon".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also attended the funeral on Tuesday to pay their respects to Graham, who was a major supporter of both countries.
"He was a man who gave America the full measure of his good and mighty heart until that heart itself just gave out," Trump said.
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