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# Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘sudden illness’
- URL: https://www.rapidreport.news/us-senator-lindsey-graham-dies-at-71-after-sudden-illness/
- Published: 2026-07-12T06:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-12T20:59:33.000Z
- Author: Max Hadley
- Tags: U.S. News

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has died at age 71.

The DC medical examiner’s office said the preliminary cause of death is aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

> NEW: 71-year-old US Senator Lindsey Graham dead after ‘sudden illness’ and ‘chest pains’ [pic.twitter.com/3appb4m5uI](https://t.co/3appb4m5uI?ref=rapidreport.news)
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Graham was found unresponsive at his Capitol Hill home in Washington, D.C., after experiencing chest pains. Paramedics responded to reports of cardiac arrest.

The senator had recently returned from a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.