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Graham died hours after returning from a trip to Ukraine. Trump said he spoke with the senator Saturday evening and that "could've been his last call."
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He died from "a brief and sudden illness" on Saturday evening, his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.
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In an interview on Sunday, President Trump recounted his last conversation with Senator Lindsey Graham, hours before his death. Mr. Graham sounded "perfect," he said.
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The Republican senator denied that he had suffered a heart attack and said he had left the hospital and moved to a physical rehabilitation center. He did not give a timetable for returning to Capitol Hill.
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The condition that killed Senator Lindsey Graham is deadly, sudden and difficult to treat — "like a knife to the back," one expert said.
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