{"id":2628824,"date":"2026-07-12T10:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-lindsey-graham-was-a-little-tired-in-phone-call-shortly-before-death\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T10:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:56:17","slug":"trump-says-lindsey-graham-was-a-little-tired-in-phone-call-shortly-before-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-lindsey-graham-was-a-little-tired-in-phone-call-shortly-before-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Lindsey Graham was &#8216;a little tired&#8217; in phone call &#8216;shortly before&#8217; death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-lindsey-graham-was-a-little-tired-in-phone-call-shortly-before-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2628824&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced that he spoke with Senator Lindsey Graham just hours before Graham&#8217;s sudden death, noting that Graham appeared tired but otherwise fine during their call. Trump called into NBC&#8217;s Meet the Press after Graham&#8217;s death, which occurred following a brief illness. Graham had recently returned from a trip to Ukraine and was a close ally of Trump despite their past primary rivalry. The White House ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in his honor. Trump publicly mourned Graham on social media, praising him as a patriot and a great person. Graham died at age 71, and his staff described his passing as due to a &#8220;brief and sudden illness.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said he spoke to former Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"737\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) just hours before his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4645261\/lindsey-graham-dead-illness-obituary\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4645261\/lindsey-graham-dead-illness-obituary\/\">sudden death<\/a> and that the senator said he was a \u201clittle tired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump called in to NBC News\u2019s<em> Meet the Press<\/em> on Sunday, a show Graham was supposed to appear on, the morning after his death. The president recalled their phone call the night before, during which the senator seemed fine. He pointed out that the call may have taken place just \u201cminutes before\u201d his death.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4645286\/lindsey-graham-death-reactions-tributes\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tributes pour out for Lindsey Graham after sudden death: \u2018Lost a bold leader\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4645270\/lindsey-graham-replacement-senate-death\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>How will Lindsey Graham be replaced as South Carolina senator after sudden death?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4645261\/lindsey-graham-dead-illness-obituary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Lindsey Graham dead at 71 after \u2018brief and sudden illness\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat makes it even stranger is that I got a call last night, sometime you know, the early evening, maybe in the sevens, and he called and he said we\u2019re all set for the SAVE America Act,\u201c he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe said he\u2019s a little tired,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOther than being tired, he was fine,\u201d the president said. \u201cAnd so it had to be something like that, that would just be a quick end. And maybe that\u2019s not the worst way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor Graham.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham died on Saturday night from what his staff called a \u201cbrief and sudden illness.\u201d He had just returned from his 10th, and final, wartime visit to Ukraine, during which he was in close contact with Trump to coordinate the White House\u2019s next moves around the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite a heated 2016 primary, Graham distinguished himself as one of Trump\u2019s closest allies in Congress, providing the Republican hawk faction a direct line to the president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4645261\/lindsey-graham-dead-illness-obituary\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4645261\/lindsey-graham-dead-illness-obituary\/\">LINDSEY GRAHAM DEAD AT 71 AFTER \u2018BRIEF AND SUDDEN ILLNESS\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before his <em>Meet the Press<\/em> appearance, Trump commemorated the senator in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116905798341654664\">post<\/a> on Truth Social shortly after the death was announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSenator 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. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!\u201d Trump wrote, adding, \u201cDETAILS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO FOLLOW.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump said he spoke to Graham hours before his death, noting he was &#8220;a little tired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2628825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26193248081266.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32283,35207,32171,3634],"class_list":["post-2628824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-lindsey-graham","tag-phone-call","tag-political-commentary","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26193248081266.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2628824"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2628828,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628824\/revisions\/2628828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2628825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2628824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2628824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2628824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}