Trump Says He Has Preferred Successor in Mind for Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat, Won’t Name Candidate Yet
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he already has a preferred candidate in mind to succeed the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), but declined to reveal the name, saying it was too soon following the senator's death. The post Trump Says He Has Preferred Successor in Mind.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Gateway Pundit says: President Donald Trump said Sunday that he already has a preferred candidate in mind to succeed the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), but declined to reveal the name, saying it was too soon following the senator's death. The post Trump Says He Has Preferred Successor in Mind.
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- Published: Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
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