World leaders gather to honour late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in Washington
World leaders and U.S. officials gathered in Washington to honor the late Senator Lindsey Graham, remembering him as an influential dealmaker and a significant figure in global politics. President Trump and international leaders, including those from Israel and Ukraine, attended the memorial service.
Why it matters
The memorial underscores Graham's long-standing influence on U.S. foreign policy and his ability to maintain bipartisan and international relationships.
The flag-draped casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, arrives at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday. Rod Lamkey/The Associated Press
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation’s more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, was eulogized Tuesday as “a true American original” during memorial services in Washington.
Graham’s flag-draped casket arrived for a tribute at the U.S. Capitol, where the Republican served for more than 30 years as an indefatigable dealmaker who talked and laughed and badgered his colleagues into action. Later, President Donald Trump joined foreign leaders at Washington National Cathedral, a testament to Graham’s stature on the global stage.
Trump called Graham “a giant of the United States Senate, a true American original who left us much too soon.”
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