Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham

Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., sister of Lindsey Graham, and her husband Larry Nordone, pose for a photo after being ceremonially sworn-in by President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in the Old Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump says Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has his support to run for a full term to replace her brother in the U.S. Senate.

Graham is serving the remaining months of her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term, but she’s weighing a possible run for a full term.

Lindsey Graham’s funeral services will include services in Washington on July 28 and in South Carolina on July 29. Filing for a special Republican primary opens next week.

Several people familiar with the deliberations said she has started having conversations about a potential campaign. Her current appointment runs until January.

Lindsey Graham died last weekend.