{"id":2629235,"date":"2026-07-13T16:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-proposes-appointing-lindsey-grahams-sister-to-finish-his-term-would-be-a-fabulous-tribute\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:30:14","slug":"trump-proposes-appointing-lindsey-grahams-sister-to-finish-his-term-would-be-a-fabulous-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-proposes-appointing-lindsey-grahams-sister-to-finish-his-term-would-be-a-fabulous-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Proposes Appointing Lindsey Graham&#8217;s Sister to Finish His Term: &#8216;Would Be a Fabulous Tribute&#8217;"},"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\">30<\/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-proposes-appointing-lindsey-grahams-sister-to-finish-his-term-would-be-a-fabulous-tribute%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=2629235&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>The content discusses the death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and the subsequent proposal by former President Donald Trump to fill his vacant Senate seat with graham\u2019s sister, Darline Graham Nordone. Trump suggested that her appointment could serve as a placeholder for the remainder of graham\u2019s term, a move supported by some South Carolina officials and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a>, while others criticized it for lacking merit. Graham was a prominent and sometimes contentious senator, known for his military service and family ties, having been raised by his sister after their parents died. His passing at age 71 was due to aortic dissection. The article also mentions that Graham\u2019s seat will be contested in a special election following his death, with the Republican primary scheduled for August 11 and the general election to be held in November.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the country still digesting the death of influential South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, President Donald Trump went public with one proposal about the vacant Senate seat:<\/p>\n<p>Keep it in the family.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116913198631392475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post Monday<\/a> on the  platform, Trump suggested Graham\u2019s younger sister, Darline Graham Nordone, as a placeholder in the Senate for the remainder of Graham\u2019s term.<\/p>\n<p>The decision is up to Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, but some South Carolina elected officials are backing Trump\u2019s suggestion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lindsey Graham\u2019s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, would be a fantastic pick to serve out the remainder of the senate term.<\/p>\n<p>After speaking with Darline, there is no one better who understands Lindsey\u2019s love for family, our state, and our country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7XSt7AQPlS\">https:\/\/t.co\/7XSt7AQPlS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Scott (@votetimscott) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/votetimscott\/status\/2076691199075766769?\">July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLindsey Graham\u2019s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, would be a fantastic pick to serve out the remainder of the senate term,\u201d Sen. Tim Scott wrote on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X. \u201cAfter speaking with Darline, there is no one better who understands Lindsey\u2019s love for family, our state, and our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson told the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/13\/us-news\/lindsey-grahams-sister-reacts-to-trump-recommending-her-to-fill-out-sc-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> that he has known Nordone \u201cfor years and she\u2019s a constituent of mine in Lexington County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have faith in Gov. McMaster that he will make the right decision, but I would support the president\u2019s recommendation,\u201d Wilson said, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>As for Nordone herself, it appears to be too soon after her brother\u2019s death to think about what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, I\u2019m just kind of, like, devastated, right now,\u201d she told the newspaper by phone.<\/p>\n<p>Judging by the responses on Scott\u2019s account, some social media respondents were on board with Trump\u2019s recommendation:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This allows all the rest of the folks to primary and let the people of SC VOTE! A Great Choice Darline Graham Nordone to finish out the term.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wendy (@wendy1231) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wendy1231\/status\/2076699891082936632?\">July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But many, many more were not \u2014 some of them were even obscene about it. Here\u2019s an example that didn\u2019t stoop to obscenity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If a brain surgeon dies, you don\u2019t give the job to the unqualified spouse!<\/p>\n<p>If a pilot dies, you don\u2019t give the job to his son.<\/p>\n<p>Positions &#038; status should be earned and not given.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u271d\ufe0fSiren Patriot Erica\u271d\ufe0f (@SirenPatriot) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SirenPatriot\/status\/2076706244958527942?\">July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Graham, a genial but combative persona in the Senate, died Saturday of a heart condition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dc-medical-examiner-says-graham-died-aortic-dissection-actually-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">known as aortic dissection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was 71 and a<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Lindsey_Graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">veteran of national politics,<\/a> having been<\/span> elected to the House of Representatives in the 1994 Republican takeover. He was unmarried and had no children, so his sister and her family are his sole survivors.<\/p>\n<p>Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/article\/inside-the-family-life-of-lindsey-graham-the-senator-who-helped-raise-his-little-sister-174044886.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">essentially raised his sister<\/a>. Their parents died when Graham was in his early 20s, nine years older than Darline. When he entered the Air Force, he was her legal guardian and later adopted her so she could receive his benefits if anything happened to him.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever does get the nod, it\u2019s McMaster\u2019s choice entirely.<\/p>\n<p>He has a 4 p.m. news conference planned Monday to make an announcement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/12\/us\/politics\/lindsey-graham-death-reelection-seat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It also could be a very temporary position.<\/p>\n<p>Graham was up for re-election this year. 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