Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, 71, passed away on Saturday night after returning from a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine. According to a statement from his office, he died from a brief and sudden illness. Emergency responders were called to his home around 8:30 p.m. for a report of a person experiencing chest pains. Audio from police scanners indicated that CPR was in progress and that he was suffering from cardiac arrest. Photographs reviewed by NBC News showed paramedics transporting a person on a stretcher from Graham's residence to an ambulance. He was subsequently taken to George Washington University Hospital. Graham had been scheduled to appear on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday.
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Lindsey Graham Dies After Sudden Illness Following Trip to Ukraine
Senator Lindsey Graham died on July 12, 2026, after a sudden illness following a trip to Ukraine. Emergency responders were called to his home for chest pains, and he was later pronounced dead at George Washington University Hospital.
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