President Trump on Friday said he met in the Oval Office with newly appointed Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-S.C.), the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and asked her to run in the special Republican primary for a full term in the Senate seat.

“We have known each other for a long time — She is a spectacular person, and a true American Patriot. Lindsey was one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, and his sister shares his deep love of our Country, and the State of South Carolina,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

“During her visit, I asked Darline, for the Good of our Nation, to run for the U.S. Senate in the Special Republican Primary on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. I hope Darline does this, in that there would be nobody better to honor the legacy of her beloved brother, Lindsey.”

Graham, 71, died from a “brief and sudden illness” last weekend, according to the longtime senator’s office, shortly after a trip abroad.

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