U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, Trump's closest ally, dies of heart attack
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who was U.S.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who was U.S. President Donald Trump's closest ally in Congress and advocated a hardline policy against Iran, passed away from a heart attack on the 11th (local time). He was 71 years old. An official from Congressman Graham's office said through social media NBC News reported that on this day, a heart attack was reported at the deceased's home and emergency responders were dispatched. The deceased, a former Air Force judge, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in South Carolina in 1994, won four terms, and entered the Senate in 2002. He was scheduled to run for a fifth term in the midterm elections this November. Rep. Graham was a representative hawk within the Republican Party who advocated active U.S. intervention abroad. He competed with President Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, but after losing the primary, he declared himself a strong ally of President Trump. This February, the United States and Israel
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