“We lost a great man. He was a great man. He was a great politician, and he was a kind man… The real loser was the United States of America. We lost a great person, a kind person, a very smart person… Everything for him was about work. It was about loving the country.”
On the recordAugust 17, 2026
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Reflecting on Senator Graham's legacy.
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