Senator Lindsey Graham, the influential South Carolina Republican who became one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies, has died at 71, his office confirmed Sunday.
According to a statement from his office, Graham died Saturday night “from a brief and sudden illness.” Emergency personnel responded to a report of cardiac arrest at his Washington, D.C., home Saturday evening, according to police scanner audio obtained by NBC News.
Graham, who was first elected to the Senate in 2002 and took office in 2003, served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and was seeking a fifth six-year term in November.
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