{"id":3364,"date":"2026-07-12T16:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2026-07-12T16:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:39:33","slug":"trump-teases-great-lindsey-graham-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3364","title":{"rendered":"Trump Teases \u2018Great\u2019 Lindsey Graham Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Donald Trump says he has a clear frontrunner for Lindsey Graham\u2019s Senate seat\u2014but he\u2018s keeping the name close to his chest for now.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3362\">Massive Bison Viciously Attacks Yellowstone Tourist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president phoned into <i>Meet the Press<\/i> on Sunday, and was asked about next steps following the unexpected death of South Carolina Sen. Graham aged 71 Saturday night.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cDo you have\u2014I know it\u2019s early hours\u2014but is there someone you think he should appoint?\u201d NBC host Kristen Welker asked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump responded: \u201cI have someone that I think would be great, but I don\u2019t want to say it now. Because it\u2019s just, you know, it\u2019s too soon with Lindsey. I don\u2019t want to even talk about anybody, but I do have somebody that I think is really good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump then outlined how he had paved the way for \u201cgood friend\u201d Henry McMaster to become governor of South Carolina, saying that he could be trusted to provide a good interim replacement for Graham in turn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I have somebody that I like, but I\u2019m not going to tell you who now because it\u2019s too soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never thought I\u2019d be in this position. I thought Lindsey would be living forever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3360\">Trump Details Final Call With Graham \u2018Moments Before\u2019 His Death<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump, 80, lamented: \u201cI said, \u2018Lindsey, you\u2019re going to live forever.\u2019 And he was going to have a big victory, you know, he was scheduled to win by a lot. He had my support and he was scheduled. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was going to win by a lot, and was going to have one of his best elections ever. And now he\u2019s got\u2014he\u2019s got this. Terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham died soon after returning from his tenth trip to Ukraine. His office described \u201ca brief and sudden illness,\u201d while police scanner audio recorded a man experiencing cardiac arrest at Graham\u2019s address in Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>While Graham\u2019s death was sudden and as of yet has no confirmed cause, a power vacuum has already surrounded his now-empty seat\u2014which will be filled by a temporary replacement up until the end of his planned term on Jan. 3.<\/p>\n<p>A special primary must be held by Aug. 11 in order to choose a new Republican nominee to face Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews in the midterms.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. Joe Wilson and Nancy Mace\u2014who lost her primary run for governor after being snubbed by Trump\u2014have reportedly already thrown their hats in the ring, while McMaster hasn\u2019t yet made his interim pick.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3358\">Trump Whisperer Floats Wild Theory About McConnell Home Renovations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump says he has a clear frontrunner for Lindsey Graham\u2019s Senate seat\u2014but he\u2018s keeping the name close to his chest for now. Read more Massive Bison Viciously Attacks Yellowstone Tourist The president phoned into Meet the Press on Sunday, and was asked about next steps following the unexpected death of South Carolina Sen. 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