{"id":2628901,"date":"2026-07-12T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-all-us-flags-lowered-to-half-staff-in-honor-of-late-lindsey-graham\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T14:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:59:53","slug":"trump-orders-all-us-flags-lowered-to-half-staff-in-honor-of-late-lindsey-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-all-us-flags-lowered-to-half-staff-in-honor-of-late-lindsey-graham\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders all US flags lowered to half-staff in honor of late Lindsey Graham"},"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-orders-all-us-flags-lowered-to-half-staff-in-honor-of-late-lindsey-graham%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=2628901&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 ordered all U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally and prominent figure in the Senate. Trump expressed deep admiration for Graham, describing him as one of the greatest senators and a dear friend, and announced that flags woudl remain at half-staff until Saturday evening. He praised Graham&#8217;s contributions to the country and South carolina and reflected on his own communication with the senator shortly before his death, noting Graham&#8217;s slight tiredness but overall good condition. Trump also mentioned he has a replacement in mind for Graham and commented on the nature of his death. graham&#8217;s death marks the end of a meaningful Republican ideological link in the Senate, transitioning from the Reagan-era interventionist wing to the more skeptical MAGA movement.The news prompted a scramble to find Graham&#8217;s successor in the Senate and potential Republican nominee, amid ongoing political shifts.  <\/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> ordered all flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor former Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"737\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> after his sudden death on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham was noted as one of Trump\u2019s closest allies in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a>, and the president spent much of Sunday commemorating him on news shows and on social media. He made a national effort to commemorate Graham as well, ordering flags to be flown at half-staff all week.<\/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\/white-house\/4644981\/trump-threat-decimation-iran-assassination-order\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump threatens complete decimation of Iran if assassinated: \u2018Orders have already been given\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4644829\/white-house-kash-patel-social-media\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House backs Kash Patel after reported frustration over FBI director\u2019s social media<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4644670\/white-house-permanent-fence-lafayette-park\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House considers plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-backs-patel-after-reported-frustration-over-his-social-media\/\" title=\"White House backs Patel after reported frustration over\u00a0his ...\">build permanent fencing<\/a> around Lafayette Park<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn honor of the remarkable life and achievements of Senator Lindsey Graham, a dear friend of mine, and a truly great man, who achieved so much for our Country, and his beloved Home State of South Carolina, I am ordering all American Flags throughout the United States lowered to Half Mast until Saturday evening at 6 P.M. GOD BLESS YOU LINDSEY!\u201d Trump said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116908044067369620\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116908044067369620\">post<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/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\">He first commented on Graham\u2019s death just over an hour after it was announced, praising him as \u201cone of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president had spoken to Graham shortly before his death by phone, during which the senator said he was a \u201clittle tired,\u201d but otherwise seemed fine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4645304\/trump-lindsey-graham-senate-replacement\/\">TRUMP SAYS \u2018I HAVE SOMEBODY\u2019 TO REPLACE LINDSEY GRAHAM AFTER SENATOR\u2019S DEATH<\/a><\/strong><\/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\">\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 Trump said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham\u2019s death severs the last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grahams-reputation-as-a-major-voice-in-foreign-policy-exemplified-by-final-trip\/\" title=\"Graham&#039;s reputation as a major voice in foreign policy exemplified by final trip\">major institutional link<\/a> in the Senate connecting the old Reaganite interventionist branch of the Republican Party with Trump\u2019s MAGA movement, which is typically skeptical of interventionism. It also triggered a scramble for who would replace him in the Senate, both in the short term and who would take the Republican nomination after him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump orders flags lowered to honor Sen. 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