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A Mar-a-Lago speakerphone call captured Lindsey Graham's cynical Trump bargain: column

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A Mar-a-Lago speakerphone call captured Lindsey Graham's cynical Trump bargain: column

A phone call on a Mar-a-Lago speakerphone captured the bargain Lindsey Graham struck with Donald Trump, Politico's Jonathan Martin wrote in a column reflecting on the South Carolina senator, who died Saturday at 71.Martin recounted the scene from This Will Not Pass, the 2022 book he co-wrote with Alex Burns. As the reporters interviewed Trump in 2021, the then-former president took a call from Graham and put it on speaker. Not realizing journalists were listening, Graham shared a scoop that Republicans had landed Herschel Walker to run for Senate in Georgia.When Trump mentioned the reporters were in the room, Graham switched gears instantly, Martin wrote, talking up the president's grip on the party and his golf handicap. On a later call, before anything else, he offered the reporters a lesson.Is he gone? Graham asked when they called him back. Trump is a great conversationalist — when the topic is about Trump.Graham's capitulation was cynical, Martin wrote, and the senator chose relevance over principle, though he allowed that Graham would offer a more finessed accounting. First elected to Congress in 1994, Graham embodied the choice Martin said Republicans faced after Trump's takeover of the party: adapt or leave.By Martin's account, the trade bought real influence. Graham helped keep Trump tethered to NATO and, the columnist argued, nudged him away from abandoning Ukraine. The two got along famously, bonding over golf, and Trump on Sunday called Graham one of the greatest senators he had ever known.Others were blunter about the bargain, with one analyst saying Graham sold out to Trump for a measure of foreign-policy influence and to keep his seat.

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Hindustan Times

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· Jul 12, 2026

Lindsey Graham ‘a true patriot, was always working’: Trump's tribute to US senator who died at 71

“Senator Lindsey Graham, one of greatest people and senators I have ever known, is dead!”: Donald Trump on Truth Social

The Independent

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· Jul 2, 2026

Kid Rock admits he calls Trump late at night to show off to his drinking buddies

Kid Rock said the president ‘always picks up’ his calls, and sometimes gives him a ring ‘just to shoot the s***’

The Daily Beast

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· Jul 12, 2026

Opinion: Let’s Remember the Real Lindsey Graham: Evil’s Shape-Shifting Enabler

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesIsraeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a bona fide monster, hailed Senator Lindsey Graham as a beacon of “moral clarity.” Donald Trump, a man whose name is now synonymous with corruption and hatred, called Graham “a true American patriot.” Meanwhile Democrats in Washington, praised his warmth or recounted aspects of their friendship with him, calling him a “good man.” The disconnect reveals more about what is wrong with Washington, D.C., than it does about Graham.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Townhall

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· Jul 13, 2026

As the Tributes for Lindsey Graham, One Thing Is Abundantly Clear About the Late US Senator

As the Tributes for Lindsey Graham, One Thing Is Abundantly Clear About the Late US Senator

Irish Star

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· Jul 12, 2026

Resurfaced clip shows Trump leaking Lindsey Graham’s phone number as payback

In a clip from July 2015, Trump is heard revealing Lindsey Graham's phone number, after the Republican Senator publicly criticized him, calling him a jackass

Fox News

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· Jul 12, 2026

Lindsey Graham was booked for 64th 'Meet the Press' appearance before sudden death

Trump addressed Lindsey Graham's death on Truth Social, calling him one of the greatest senators he ever knew as tributes pour in from all sides.

Daily Mail

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· Jul 13, 2026

The modest origins of Lindsey Graham, who became one of the US Senate's most powerful voices

The modest origins of Lindsey Graham, who became one of the US Senate's most powerful voices

The Hill

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· Jul 12, 2026

Trump pays tribute to Graham: 'A true American Patriot'

President Trump on Sunday paid tribute to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), calling his longtime ally who died unexpectedly the night before a true American Patriot. Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead! Trump wrote on Truth Social. He was always working, and was a true American...

Rolling Stone

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· Jun 30, 2026

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Mother Jones

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· Jul 12, 2026

How Lindsey Graham, Eager to Serve Trump, Became a Useful Idiot for Putin

Within moments of the early Sunday morning announcement that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) had died, there was much obvious commentary about his journey from Trump foe to Trump suck-up. During the 2016 GOP presidential primary, when Graham was competing with the onetime reality TV celebrity, he blasted Donald Trump as a “demagogue” and a “race-baiting, []

Us Weekly

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· Jul 12, 2026

Donald Trump Says He Talked to Lindsey Graham Hours Before His Death at 71

President Donald Trump is giving insight into what he says where Senator Lindsey Graham’s final hours before his shocking death at age 71. “So, what makes it even stranger is I got a call last night something in the early evening — maybe in the sevens — and he called and said, ‘We’re all set []

WMAL – 105.9 FM – Washington DC

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· Jul 13, 2026

Tributes Flood In After Sudden Death of Sen. Lindsey Graham

By Kerry Picket (The Washington Times) The outpouring of sentiments for Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly Saturday evening, underscored the impac...

Real Clear Politics

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· Jul 13, 2026

Lindsey Graham: Senator, Soldier and Statesman

Lindsey Graham: Senator, Soldier and Statesman

Twitchy

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· Jun 25, 2026

OUCH: Scott Jennings Using Young White Socialists to Mercilessly SHRED Hakeem Jeffries Is Absolute Gold

OUCH: Scott Jennings Using Young White Socialists to Mercilessly SHRED Hakeem Jeffries Is Absolute Gold

Fark

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· Jul 5, 2026

Message to Americans on this 250th anniversary from real Presidents [Interesting]

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DNyuz

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· Jul 12, 2026

Trump praises ‘American Patriot’ Sen. Lindsey Graham after longtime politician dies at 71

President Trump praised Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) as a “true American Patriot” after the longtime politician died Saturday at the age of 71. “Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead! He was always working, and was a true American Patriot,” Trump posted on Truth Social early []

Right Wing Watch

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· Jul 8, 2026

Todd Starnes Claims That 'Scandalized' Republicans 'Get The Boot'

Reacting to the allegations against Graham Platner, Todd Starnes laughably claims that whenever there is some sort of a scandalized individual in the Republican Party, they get the heave-ho, they get the boot. We certainly saw that with, for example, Matt Gaetz.

Off The Press

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· Jul 5, 2026

NY Times reporter roasted for complaining about July 4th flyovers

DC was a little busy going full America for this New York Times reporter. A famed ex-NPR host-turned-podcaster for the Gray Lady ignited a social media firestorm for railing against the dozens of military flyovers that roared across DC’s skies to mark America’s 250th birthday. Lulu Garcia-Navarro, who hosts “The Interview” for The Times, decried []...Click to read more

ArcaMax

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· Jul 2, 2026

Kid Rock says he calls Trump while drinking late at night

Kid Rock says he calls President Donald Trump in the middle of the night while drinking because he knows the president will answer. “If I’m sitting around having some beers if it’s like 11,12, on a Friday or Saturday, I know he’s up,” ...

KLIF – 570AM – Dallas

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· Jul 12, 2026

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies At 71 After Sudden Illness

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) listens during a Senate hearing on the fiscal year 2018 budget in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2017. | Ma...

The Daily Wire

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· Jul 12, 2026

Tributes Pour In After Lindsey Graham’s Sudden Passing

When the news broke of Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) sudden passing, tributes and memories came pouring in from friends and colleagues on both sides of the political aisle. Graham, who served in the U.S. Senate from 2003 until his death, had a reputation for working across the aisle whenever possible, and counted a number of ...

Lawyers, Guns & Money

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· Jun 30, 2026

Terminating America with extreme prejudice

Following up on Scott’s post, the screeching from the scream machine about the birthright citizenship decision just illustrates how utterly radicalized the American right wing has become. (That a reactionary movement cannot be genuinely revolutionary is one of those category errors to which the practitioners of Whig history are prone.) In case you don’t want [] The post Terminating America with extreme prejudice appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

Arutz Sheva

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· Jun 23, 2026

Everything they say about U.S. aid to Israel is wrong

The American public deserves a true picture of this relationship, not an agenda dressed up as policy analysis to serve someone’s political interests. Opinion.

The Daily Caller

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· Jun 30, 2026

ROOKE: SCOTUS Flips The Bird To Young Americans

'The only real remedy would require a Constitutional amendment.'

ScheerPost

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· Jun 28, 2026

The Threat Is Backwards

Jeffrey Wernick There is a phrase that does a great deal of work in American political argument, and almost none of it honest. The phrase is American culture, invoked as something immigrants endanger and citizens defend. It is worth asking what the phrase means, because the moment you press it, the entire architecture of the []

Loonie Politics

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· Jul 12, 2026

From staunch critic to fierce ally: Graham’s long, strange and consequential friendship with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had finally had enough of the man who was championed by the mob that stormed the pillar of American democracy: President Donald Trump. “Trump and I, we’ve had a hell of a journey. I hate it to end this [] The post From staunch critic to fierce ally: Graham’s long, strange and consequential friendship with Trump appeared first on Loonie Politics.

American Thinker

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· Jul 3, 2026

Trump: The Perfect President for America 250

Photo Credit: ATBy Matt KaneThe most unapologetically pro-America president in American history gets to preside over arguably the most celebratory term in our nation’s storied history.

Vanity Fair

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· Jul 12, 2026

Senator Lindsey Graham Has Died After “Sudden Illness”

President Trump responded to Graham’s death on Truth Social, calling him “one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known.”

Inc.com

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· Jul 6, 2026

The American Dream Isn’t Dead: Millions of Americans Just Made a Brilliant Bet on Themselves

Retirement plan: cancelled. Startup launched instead.

OpsLens

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· Jul 12, 2026

‘One of the greatest people’: Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham unexpectedly dead from ‘brief and sudden illness’ * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs

Source link U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Legendary U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a key ally of President Donald Trump who recently was known for his strong stance against a

Issues & Insights

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· Jul 13, 2026

What We’re Reading: Lindsey Graham, RIP, Hollywood Troubles, Patriot Front Psy-Op … And More

Headlines that caught our eye.

Eschaton

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· Jul 12, 2026

Our Colleagues Are Great

I don't expect his Senate colleagues to piss on his grave, but they can stop short of praising him in a way that makes people think that Republicans are good actually, maybe I should vote for them.This is a general issue. You can't separate the Republican party (especially, but not limited to, Graham) from Trump, and you can't message on days ending in 'y' that they are a threat to all we hold dear while also messaging on days ending in 'y' that they're a great bunch of guys and gals.

The Daily Signal

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· Jul 10, 2026

Roy Urges Republicans to ‘Finish the Job’ Before 2027, Setting GOP Agenda

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—While the Republican majority is only guaranteed for six more months, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is urging his GOP colleagues to “finish the job.” In a letter sent to House and Senate Republicans on Friday, Roy laid out his agenda for the rest of the 119th Congress, including codifying border security,...

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