Trump orders Lindsey Graham’s replacement a la carte
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Henry McMaster knew his place, I guess:
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of Sen. Lindsey Graham, to serve the remainder of the late Republican senator’s term, which ends in early January.
“Today, under the law, it’s my duty to and honor to name someone to serve in the place of this irresistible man, this irreplaceable man, this extraordinary man, for the remainder of his term,” McMaster, a Republican, said at a news conference alongside Graham’s sister.
“Lindsey took care of his little sister in years long departed. It’s my honor to ask his little sister Darline Graham to finish his work for him now,” he said.
Graham Nordone thanked the governor for selecting her. “It is such an honor,” the senator-designate said. “Lindsey has always been there for me, and now I will be there for him.”
She will be sworn in at 2:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
When she’s sworn in, Graham Nordone will become South Carolina’s first female senator.
The appointment came hours after Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that he had recommended that McMaster choose her for the temporary post, saying it would be “a fabulous tribute to Lindsey.”
Graham Nordone will finish her brother’s six-year term, which ends Jan. 3. The senator died Saturday at the age of 71 of what was preliminarily diagnosed as a rupture of his aorta due to a hardening of his arteries, his office said Sunday.
Nordone will do what she’s told by the partner’s emperor, and that’s certainly a fitting tribute to her brother. Although I’m not sure you could better summarize Lindsey than sacrificing his life so he could make his umpteenth appearance on a talking heads show whose median viewer is 91:
The late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., reportedly wanted to hold off getting medical assistance until after his scheduled appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
In what could have been his final conversation, Graham, who suddenly died at 71 years old after a “brief and sudden illness,” told a person that he was feeling unwell, Axios reported. When the person pushed the lawmaker to get medical attention, he reportedly said that he’d do so after his TV hit.
After he held a call with President Donald Trump, Graham, in what could have been his final conversation before his sudden passing, told an unnamed source that he was feeling unwell, Axios reported. When the source pushed the lawmaker to get medical attention, he reportedly said he’d wait until after his “Meet the Press” appearance on Sunday.