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PHOTOS: World leaders gather to celebrate Lindsey Graham

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President Donald Trump spoke to a room of world leaders, administration officials, members of Congress, and family members gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the life of former South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly earlier this month. Earlier Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance spoke at the Capitol Hill memorial. He called Graham a […]

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Trump appalls with 'last pat on the head' for Lindsey Graham: 'Has he ever felt sad?'

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Trump appalls with 'last pat on the head' for Lindsey Graham: 'Has he ever felt sad?'

The way President Donald Trump honored late Sen. Lindsey Graham's coffin left onlookers disgusted online.Sen. Lindsey Graham was mourned at his Washington, D.C., funeral on Tuesday after he died unexpectedly at the age of 71 earlier this month. Trump created plenty of noteworthy moments at the occasion, including by apparently falling asleep and by delivering a stunning ad-lib during the tribute.However, he also drew online criticism by tapping Graham's casket as he passed. In a post on X, journalist and policy consultant Adam Cochran called Trump a "performative jack—" who "thinks he's testing a watermelon.""Biggest narcissist ever," posted New York Times opinion writer Elizabeth Spiers on Bluesky. "Has Trump ever felt sad for someone else ever? If he has, it has never come up in any profile or coverage of him — going back to the mid 80s.""Press F to pay respect," joked writer Aidan Moher."It's called the Narcissist's Knock, reserved for moments when a person incapable of giving a crap about another human being pretends to give a crap about another human being and fails spectacularly," posted writer Rex Huppke."One last pat on the head of the loyal senator who gave up his dignity for TV hits and free hats," mocked journalist Mike Rothschild."This is the sort of thing you do when you're the only one at the funeral who knows that the deceased is actually still alive in the coffin and you want to taunt them once more before the first shovel of dirt lands," wrote historian Charles Louis Richter."Biggest narcissist ever. (Not that Graham deserves an outpouring of feeling.)," Elizabeth Spiers, an opinion writer for the New York Times, posted on Bluesky. "Has Trump ever felt sad for someone else, ever? If he has, it has never come up in any profile or coverage of him — going back to the mid 80s."

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Trump, Senate give tearful goodbye to Lindsey Graham

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Trump, Senate give tearful goodbye to Lindsey Graham

Former Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) received an emotional send-off Wednesday at two memorial services, where political allies and foes, some of whom had shifted back and forth during the South Carolinian’s long career, bid him tribute. “He was a force of nature, and I will miss him greatly,” President Trump said at the latter service…

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Trump, 80, Falls Asleep After Mocking Lindsey Graham at His Funeral

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Trump, 80, Falls Asleep After Mocking Lindsey Graham at His Funeral

President Trump couldn’t stay awake at Lindsey Graham’s funeral Tuesday.As several well-wishers eulogized the former senator at the Washington National Cathedral, Trump could barely hold his face up and keep his eyes open. It didn’t take long for him to start dozing off, occasionally blinking to try and hide his drowsiness.Trump, face drooping heavily, is struggling to stay awake at Lindsey Graham's memorial service pic.twitter.com/E0SzRm87s2— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2026Trump is out 💤 pic.twitter.com/xeQcm5fDXM— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2026Trump is fighting nuclear war against wokeness pic.twitter.com/PnOdJn8l5k— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2026At certain points, Trump even started tilting his head as he was falling asleep. this is elder abuse pic.twitter.com/dkaZ0ZGkof— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2026All of this took place shortly after Trump delivered his own eulogy, in which he went off-script and made fun of Graham a little, with all of his friends and family present, and reminded the audience about the time he publicly shared Graham’s cell phone number. All of that was probably much too tiring for the 80-year-old Trump, and he decided to take a little rest.

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Onlookers astonished as Trump appears to fall asleep at Graham's funeral: 'Remarkable'

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Onlookers astonished as Trump appears to fall asleep at Graham's funeral: 'Remarkable'

President Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep during his late friend Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) funeral on Tuesday, sparking a wave of commentary online.Trump delivered a eulogy for his Republican ally and his former golf buddy, then appeared to doze off during the service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.Social media users were quick to notice as the president seemed to close his eyes."Trump, face drooping heavily, is struggling to stay awake at Lindsey Graham's memorial service," journalist Aaron Rupar, who captured the moment, wrote on X."We are five months out from him faceplanting for all the world to see," X user Jo, a political commentator with more than 1 million followers, wrote."Trump’s tribute was observing a brief moment of unconsciousness," Sundae Divine, a progressive political X account, wrote."Like I said before, it was remarkable to me how tired he was for an event in the afternoon. It's even more remarkable that the legacy media have no interest in what's going on with his health," political scientist David Darmofal wrote on Bluesky.Trump, face drooping heavily, is struggling to stay awake at Lindsey Graham's memorial service pic.twitter.com/E0SzRm87s2— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2026

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Trump pays tribute to ‘respected statesman’ Lindsey Graham: ‘He felt in his bones that our destiny is to win’

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Trump pays tribute to ‘respected statesman’ Lindsey Graham: ‘He felt in his bones that our destiny is to win’

President Donald Trump paid tribute to his friend, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), with jokes, anecdotes, and a touching reflection on his decadeslong career. “Today we gather with the deepest gratitude, profoundest sorrow, to honor a beloved friend, a devoted brother, a respected statesman, a giant of the United States Senate, and a true […]

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Trump remembers Graham as ‘giant of the Senate’ in eulogy

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Trump remembers Graham as ‘giant of the Senate’ in eulogy

President Trump lauded the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Tuesday for his work in the Senate and for his friendship. “Today we gather in the deepest gratitude and profoundest sorrow to honor a beloved friend, a devoted brother, a respected statesman, a giant of the United States Senate, and a true American original who left…

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Trump Veers From Script to Mock Lindsey Graham at His Own Funeral

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Trump Veers From Script to Mock Lindsey Graham at His Own Funeral

The president couldn’t resist taking issue with his speechwriters again Tuesday—even as he was in the midst of delivering a eulogy for late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham.Graham’s funeral drew TV personalities, top lawmakers, and foreign heads of state, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Yet Donald Trump didn’t hesitate to veer wildly off course from his pre-written remarks while recalling Graham’s life before the elite crowd, pushing back on one critical detail: Graham’s popularity.“Virtually everyone—Republican or Democrat—liked Lindsey,” said Trump before jumping from his script. “Well, not everybody. But it sounds good. Not everybody. He was a tough cookie, OK? I have to be—I have to veer from this for a second.“He was a tough cookie, Darline, but he was beautiful,” Trump added, addressing Graham’s younger sister and temporary legislative successor, Darline Graham Nordone.Trump takes issue with the Lindsey Graham eulogy he's reading: "Virtually everyone liked Lindsey. Well, not everybody. But it sounds good. I have to be honest. I have to veer from this for a second." pic.twitter.com/L5JwAXxWi0— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2026Graham passed away on July 11 after what his office described as a “brief and sudden illness.” The next morning, a preliminary medical report found that Graham had died from a tear in his aorta due to the hardening of his arteries.During his brief remarks before the mourning crowd, Trump acknowledged that he and Graham had become close friends during his time in politics, fondly recounting the time he publicized Graham’s cell phone number during a heated debate during the 2016 presidential election.“He said, ‘I had that number for 20 years.’ His phone totally—I don’t know what he did with it. But it exploded. That was the beginning of friendship in a way,” Trump said. “But it was Lindsey who had the last laugh, because while I blew up his phone for one day, we became great friends and Lindsey did not stop calling me for the next 10 years.”He also reminisced about Graham’s warmongering, sharing with the assembly that Graham “never saw a war he didn’t like.”“He felt in his bones that our destiny is to win, and that his job was to do everything he could to ensure our enemies would lose,” Trump said.

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