US senator and close Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies after 'brief and sudden illness'

Zelensky said in a post on X, external that he was "deeply saddened" by his death."America and the world have lost a determined leader," he added.Graham had a difficult time as a young adult. While in university, he lost his mother and father within two years of each other. He went on to help raise his younger sister and ultimately legally adopted her. After finishing university, he graduated from law school and joined the US Air Force as a military prosecutor and defence attorney before becoming a US senator. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster now has the power to appoint a temporary replacement for Graham until the end of his current t