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President Trump was in South Carolina to stump for Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey. But his own political future was on his mind, too.
President Donald Trump campaigned in South Carolina for Sen. Darline Graham, who is facing Rep. Ralph Norman in a runoff to replace her late brother, Lindsey Graham, on the November ballot. At the rally, Trump urged Republicans to treat the midterms as if he were on the ballot.
NYTimes – US President Trump was in South Carolina to stump for Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey. But his own political future was on his mind, too.
Darline Graham, who had been filling the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate term, won the Republican runoff and is now the party's nominee for the November general election; she is expected to be heavily favored.
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NYTimes – US President Trump was in South Carolina to stump for Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey. But his own political future was on his mind, too.
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