Published Jul 13, 2026, 3:52 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 2 sources

Thune chokes up on Senate floor speaking about Graham

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) choked up on the Senate floor Monday afternoon as he spoke in memory of his friend, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who died suddenly on Saturday night from an aortic dissection. “It’s difficult to count the ways in which Lindsey’s friendship made this job richer and its burdens lighter,” Thune…