Late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Sen. Darline Graham, has claimed that her older brother neglected to prioritize his health before his death.
When asked if Lindsey took care of himself, Darline, 62, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity during a Monday, July 20, interview, “No, he didn’t.”
She continued, “If I could go back and beg and plead and get him to do better, I would. But I can’t. He was on a mission … a mission from God, I think. I mean that’s almost … I think why he was here on this Earth.”
Lindsey died at age 71 on July 11, a rep for the politician confirmed.
“On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” the rep said in a statement. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.”
Earlier that night, emergency services had reportedly responded to a call for “cardiac arrest” at Lindsey’s Washington, D.C. residence, according to NBC News.
Metropolitan Police Department Chief Jeffery W. Carroll and the District of Columbia Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Francisco J. Diaz later confirmed to Us that Lindsey died “of aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.” An autopsy was performed on July 12.
“Whenever an autopsy is performed in the District of Columbia, the pathologist also orders comprehensive toxicology testing and microcopy both of which take time to complete,” a statement from the ME’s office read. “As soon as the results are available and the investigation concludes, OCME will communicate with the next of kin and the death certificate will be amended from pending to the cause of death and the classification of the manner of death.”
A person who spoke with Lindsey on July 11 claimed to Axios that the senator complained of feeling unwell prior to his death. When the person urged him to seek medical attention, the senator reportedly said he wanted to wait until his scheduled appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press on July 12.
Lindsey allegedly joked, “I can’t die now. I still need to do the Russia sanctions, get Iran sorted out and do Israeli-Saudi normalization.” Us reached out to Lindsey’s spokesperson for comment.
Darline was sworn in as a U.S. Senator for South Carolina on July 14, becoming the first woman to represent the state in the Senate. She will replace Lindsey until the end of his term in January. President Donald Trump has encouraged Darline to run in the special election to become Lindsey’s official replacement as the Republican candidate.
“I’ve made a decision,” Darline said on Monday. “I’m in. I have been praying a lot, talking to my family. I know I’m a hard worker. I learned that from Lindsey. I feel like I can do it. I feel an inner peace about it. Will it be difficult? Yes. Absolutely.”
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