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2026-07-12 -Obits-

Lindsey Graham (R-SC) died of a brief and sudden illness, his office says. He was 71.

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Posted by 3dc 2026-07-12 02:29|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [2144 views ] Top

1 Lindsey Graham dead at 71: Firebrand Senator and Trump ally suffers 'cardiac arrest' days after returning from Ukraine meeting with Zelensky

Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-12 03:27|| 2026-07-12 03:27|| Front Page Top

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My condoences to his wife and family.

While I did not always agree with Grahams opinions or votes. Overall he was Pro USA.

Posted by NN2N1 2026-07-12 06:53|| 2026-07-12 06:53|| Front Page Top

3 No wife. Light loafers.

Posted by Frank G 2026-07-12 07:00|| 2026-07-12 07:00|| Front Page Top

Emergency personnel responded to a call for “cardiac arrest” at Lindsey Graham’s Capitol Hill home on Saturday night, according to police scanner audio obtained by NBC News.

Photographs reviewed by NBC News show that paramedics carried a person on a stretcher from Graham’s home…
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Posted by Frank G 2026-07-12 07:43|| 2026-07-12 07:43|| Front Page Top

5 I believe he is actually a cousin in the Billy Graham family. Seems like his politics aren’t particularly Christian.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-07-12 08:44|| 2026-07-12 08:44|| Front Page Top

6 Seems like his politics aren’t particularly Christian.

That may have all changed in the last 24 hours. RIP Senator.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-12 08:51|| 2026-07-12 08:51|| Front Page Top

7 Are they certain he didn’t fall out a window?

Posted by Chogum Flath9553 2026-07-12 08:59|| 2026-07-12 08:59|| Front Page Top

8 Klik here for his likely replacement.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-12 09:09|| 2026-07-12 09:09|| Front Page Top

9 Lindsey is enjoying a 20 minute conversation with Mitch

Posted by Dopey Photch2701 2026-07-12 10:16|| 2026-07-12 10:16|| Front Page Top

10 My son lives in SC and says Nikki Haley is the most likely replacement. He was running for re election so they have to find a viable replacement.

Posted by EMS Artifact 2026-07-12 13:18|| 2026-07-12 13:18|| Front Page Top

11 FBI is ‘assisting’ police after 71-year-old Lindsey Graham’s mysterious death one day after secret Ukraine trip and chilling Iran ‘murder plot’

Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-12 13:22|| 2026-07-12 13:22|| Front Page Top

12 Miss Lindsay's team did impeccable constituent services, especially for Vets. Oh and Nikki is on the post-post service gravy train, so no go.

Posted by Regular joe 2026-07-12 14:33|| 2026-07-12 14:33|| Front Page Top

13 Senator Graham raised his younger sister after their parents died, served 33 years in uniform (USAF colonel, then National Guard and Reserves), and then politics at the state and federal level since 1992. He had much to be proud of.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-07-12 17:50|| 2026-07-12 17:50|| Front Page Top

14 News is stating he died of some sort of cardiac event. While the toxicology report and the microscopic analysis is still pending, it looks like natural causes. The IRGC is supposedly claiming responsibility

Posted by Chantry 2026-07-12 18:07|| 2026-07-12 18:07|| Front Page Top

15 /\ Now being reported: An aortic dissection is one of the most dangerous medical emergencies involving the heart and blood vessels. The aorta is the large artery that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body. In a dissection, a tear develops in the inner layer of the aortic wall, and blood forces its way between the layers, causing them to split apart.

The key takeaway: It’s a life‑threatening condition that requires immediate emergency care.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-12 18:17|| 2026-07-12 18:17|| Front Page Top

16 Talk of sonic weapon used.

Talk that is was a warning to Trump and DC Ukarine suppotters.

1 thing is for sure, there will lots of talk.

But what will the real facts ever be completely known. Eg. JFK, MLK, Ron Brown, Kirk ..etc

Posted by NN2N1 2026-07-12 19:09|| 2026-07-12 19:09|| Front Page Top

17 Times of Israel liveblog concurs:

Senator Lindsey Graham’s cause of death: Aortic dissection

By REUTERS

Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham died of a heart ailment caused by hardening of the arteries, his office says.

A preliminary finding from the medical examiner of the District of Columbia says the cause of death was “aortic dissection,” Graham’s office says in an email.

Aortic dissection is a tear in the main artery that carries blood from the heart. The finding showed it was due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-07-12 19:51|| 2026-07-12 19:51|| Front Page Top

18 Yeah, well, George Floyd had an autopsy, too.

Posted by DooDahMan 2026-07-12 20:55|| 2026-07-12 20:55|| Front Page Top

19 I remember how the Lindy sat on Russiagate testimony that helped Clear Trump. A smiling RINO.

Posted by Woodrow 2026-07-12 21:26|| 2026-07-12 21:26|| Front Page Top

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