{"id":2636640,"date":"2026-07-28T11:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-remembers-lindsey-graham-as-a-true-american-original\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:53:15","slug":"vance-remembers-lindsey-graham-as-a-true-american-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-remembers-lindsey-graham-as-a-true-american-original\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance remembers Lindsey Graham as &#8216;a true American original&#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\">18<\/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%2Fvance-remembers-lindsey-graham-as-a-true-american-original%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=2636640&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>Vice President JD Vance paid tribute too the late north Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham during a memorial service at the Capitol. He highlighted Graham\u2019s exceptional sense of humor, approachable personality, adn dedication to connecting with people from all backgrounds. Vance recalled Graham\u2019s spirited and confident demeanor, noting his infectious laugh and passionate nature that made him likable both as a person and a senator. The vice president shared their personal history, including a memorable disagreement over Ukraine funding that later revealed Graham\u2019s behind-the-scenes support for bills importent to Vance. Vance emphasized Graham\u2019s ability to work collaboratively despite disagreements, admiring his capacity for reasoned persuasion and respect for others. He also credited Graham with helping confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh amidst controversies. Vance concluded by expressing his admiration for Graham\u2019s love for people and his willingness to engage and persuade, offering condolences to his family and calling graham a \u201ctrue American original.\u201d  <\/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\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> joined his former congressional colleagues to remember the life and legacy of the late North Carolina Republican Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"737\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> during a memorial service at the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance, who offered his condolences to Graham\u2019s family and staff, recalled the late senator\u2019s \u201cworld-class sense of humor,\u201d which he said once left him with \u201cabdominal cramps,\u201d and interest in \u201cpeople from all walks of life.\u201d<\/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\/4665746\/jd-vance-lindsey-graham-memorial-service-true-american-original\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance remembers Lindsey Graham as \u2018a true American original\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4665796\/fetterman-calls-mamdani-clown-says-democrats-must-police-ranks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman calls Mamdani a \u2018clown,\u2019 says Democrats must \u2018police your own ranks\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4665653\/andy-beshear-demands-proof-capacity-serve-or-resign-mitch-mcconnell\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Beshear sends second letter to Mitch McConnell demanding \u2018proof of your capacity to serve, or resign\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was a guy who couldn\u2019t have stood more than 6-foot-6 or 5-foot-7, but he\u2019d swashbuckle in with his jacket open like he was 6-foot-5,\u201d Vance told the crowd gathered in the Capitol Rotunda. \u201cHe had an attitude to him, and it\u2019s one of the reasons why Lindsey Graham was Lindsey Graham.\u201d<\/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\">The vice president added, \u201cThat swashbuckling, infectious laugh, that attitude, that passion that so many others have talked about. Lindsey Graham was impossible not to like as a human being, and, of course, as a United States senator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance reflected on how he came to know Graham during his first campaign to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate in 2022 before becoming better acquainted in the chamber, where, on at least one occasion, they clashed over U.S. funding for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia-ukraine-war\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"311\">war in Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI remember going back to my staff and saying, \u2018Well, that\u2019s probably the end of Lindsey\u2019s vote on the railway bill because he is never going to support anything I support after the argument that he and I just had,\u201d he said. \u201cI found out a couple of weeks later from another <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> colleague that the fiercest advocate of that bill behind the scenes was Sen. Lindsey Graham. I said, \u2018Why are you helping me?\u2019 He said, \u2018Well, I don\u2019t care about it, but you do.&#8217;\u201d<\/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 that was the kind of colleague he could be: a person you argued with and fought with in one minute, but behind the scenes, without collecting an ounce of credit, was working for you and working for the things that you cared about in the next,\u201d Vance added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4664223\/rahm-emanuel-trump-apologize-kaitlan-collins-dylan-mulvaney-quip\/\"><strong>RAHM EMANUEL CALLS ON TRUMP TO APOLOGIZE TO KAITLAN COLLINS FOR DYLAN MULVANEY QUIP<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also crediting Graham with securing Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s confirmation amid the Trump-nominated pick\u2019s disputed controversies, Vance concluded by saying he would remember Graham as a person who \u201cloved people,\u201d and because of that, \u201cwas willing to reason with them, to respect them, and, ultimately, to persuade them.\u201d<\/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\">\u201cMay God comfort all of those who loved Lindsey Graham, particularly his beautiful family, and may God rest the soul of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a true American original,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance honors Lindsey Graham\u2019s humor and legacy at Capitol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2636641,"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\/AP26209526473912.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83333,83334,32283,5894,15469],"class_list":["post-2636640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-american-politicians","tag-bipartisan-admiration","tag-lindsey-graham","tag-politics","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26209526473912.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636640","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2636640"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2636643,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636640\/revisions\/2636643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2636641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2636640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2636640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2636640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}