{"id":3897,"date":"2026-07-28T21:36:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3897"},"modified":"2026-07-28T21:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:36:40","slug":"a-giant-of-the-united-states-senate-donald-trump-eulogizes-lindsey-graham-in-d-c-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3897","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A giant of the United States Senate\u2019 Donald Trump eulogizes Lindsey Graham in D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump mourned his close friend and political ally Lindsey Graham, a powerful U.S. Senator from South Carolina during his Washington, D.C. funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3896\">\u2018A giant of the United States Senate\u2019 Donald Trump eulogizes Lindsey Graham in D.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The president eulogized Graham during a service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a city where politicians often become jaded and cynical, Lindsey Graham never lost the old-fashioned American idealism that brought him to the highest levels of government and life,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe took his duty seriously without taking himself too seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Appearing to read from a script, Trump called Graham a \u201cgiant\u201d of the U.S. Senate and reflected on his life growing up in rural South Carolina and his ascent in congress.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut even though Lindsey\u2019s life was cut short while he was still so full of vim and vigor, there can be no doubt that he lived absolutely to the fullest,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe died doing the work he was born to do. He was truly a great politician, serving the country he loved to serve so deeply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Trump said Graham learned early lessons about governing and diplomacy growing up in his family\u2019s pool hall, restaurant, bar and liquor store in Central, a small town near Clemson University. Like many that eulogized Graham, Trump spoke about the late senator\u2019s sense of humor.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He repeated a story where Graham picked up the bar\u2019s phone where a regular patron\u2019s wife was on the other end, asking about her husband\u2019s whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man instructed Lindsey, \u2018Tell her I\u2019m not here,\u2019\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd young Lindsey nodded and said into the phone to the wife, \u2018he said to tell you that he\u2019s not here.\u2019 That was Lindsey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Trump and Graham grew to become close friends and allies, but they vehemently opposed one another when the two ran for president in 2016. Graham once called Trump a \u201ca race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot\u201d in December 2015.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Trump recalled a story from the 2016 presidential campaign trail when he shared Graham\u2019s personal cell phone number publicly, telling attendees it was probably something he \u201cshouldn\u2019t have done.\u201d He repeated the phone number, 202-228-0292, during the service<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Trump says Graham got the last laugh as, \u201cLindsey did not stop calling me for the next 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3894\">Former Columbia teacher indicted on child sex crimes, U.S. Attorney for S.C. says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The pair\u2019s relationship again was on ice after the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, when Graham later voted to certify President Joe Biden\u2019s 2020 victory<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump and I, we\u2019ve had a hell of a journey,\u201d Graham said on the Senate floor Jan. 6, 2021. \u201cI hate it to end this way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Trump also recounted what he considered one of Graham\u2019s finest moment in the U.S. Senate: the late senator\u2019s defense of Trump appointee Brett Kavanaugh during the lawyer\u2019s controversial confirmation hearings to the U.S. Supreme Court. Kavanaugh was accused of sexually assaulting a classmate in high school, jeopardizing his rise to the high court.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the most unethical sham since I\u2019ve been in politics,\u201d Graham said in an emotional speech during Kavanaugh\u2019s confirmation hearing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham served as chair of the Judiciary Committee at the time, where he worked to confirm judges.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a truly monumental moment in Senate history,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI believe it was Lindsey\u2019s perhaps finest hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham fiercely defended U.S. international allies, including Israel and Ukraine, a legacy Trump acknowledged in his eulogy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the funeral in Washington, D.C. Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had tremendous friendships all over the world,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt\u2019s a testament to his towering impact that among those mourning him here today are leaders, presidents, prime ministers from all over the globe are sitting right here before you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Graham, 71, died suddenly July 11 from an aortic dissection \u2014 a tear in the aorta\u2014 due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. He served in the U.S. Senate for more than two decades and was elected to the U.S. House and South Carolina state House. The late senator also served in the U.S. Air Force for 33 years.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3893\">Former Columbia teacher indicted on child sex crimes, U.S. Attorney for S.C. says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump eulogized Lindsey Graham at the Washington National Cathedral, praising his Senate career, defense of allies and rise from Central, South Carolina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018A giant of the United States Senate\u2019 Donald Trump eulogizes Lindsey Graham in D.C. - 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