Trump backs Sen. Darline Graham in primary to replace her late brother

Trump backed Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., in the special election to fill her late brother’s Senate seat for a full term.

President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., in the special election to fill her late brother’s Senate seat for a full term.

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“I asked Darline, for the Good of our Nation, to run for the U.S. Senate in the Special Republican Primary on Tuesday, August 11, 2026,” Trump wrote in a Friday post on Truth Social. “I hope Darline does this, in that there would be nobody better to honor the legacy of her beloved brother, Lindsey.”

The president added later in his post that she has his “complete and total endorsement.”