Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally, dies after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says
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Old republicans dying is so hot right now
Careful what you wish for - younger conservatives have been crazier and have entered politics or grew up in an era where Trump was a politician. At least Graham and other remember a time when the government wasn't a completely corrupted personal project of the president.
Things can always get worse.
And yet he ignored all that.
Graham was the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, he (along with McConnell, who was majority leader at the time) was directly responsible for the Republican takeover of the SCOTUS. Merrick Garland never got a confirmation vote because Graham never scheduled hearings. He made up some bullshit excuses for that, and then when RBG passed, he made some bullshit excuses to do a total 180 and get that pick approved before Trump left office.
He is just as responsible for the state of things today as Mitch was.
Reminder these younger republicans are like 50. They've experienced plenty of normal politics pre-Trump
Seriously? What great news!
The writers dropping all those hints about Mitch was some incredible misdirection
still a better ending than game of thrones
Which ending? I'd take either that you were hinting at. An Arya ninja move from nowhere, or a Bran the Broken settlement. Either way, at least with reality we'll be able to see what's going on at night.
Wonderful way to start the day! 🎊🥳🌈. It just gets better from here! I am curious what “brief and sudden illness” this could be? Well, and is it catching?
I hope people in the gop are especially susceptible
I had to reread the name. This isn't about Mitch McConnell, then?
Maybe they fed his lifeforce to Mitch to keep him alive another year.
Let's hope they do two or three other old Republicans! You know, just to be safe!
Hold up, I like the idea in principle but this might actually be how we end up with Mitch McConnell the God Emperor of Mankind
He turns into even more of a turtle through his use of the geriatric spice.
Lich McConnell
He died as a distraction
Maybe it’s like the notebook, they both die together, beautiful
I, for one, would welcome a two-for-one deal on dead Republicans today.
HAHAHAHA dumb bitch was "best friends with John McCain" and hated trump, but immediately rolled over like the lil bitch he is (was) when the fat fascist fuck came into power. Spineless coward, everything he did was to benefit himself and hurt others. Rot in hell, dipshit.
My condolences to the male escorts in the South Carolina and Washington DC areas.
It's probably a great relief to them.
Lordy, I hope there are tapes.
Did the "brief and sudden illness" involve an open window or some poison?
Was a man with heavy eyeliner seen leaving the premises?
I wonder if it's a bout of that explosive diarrhea causing parasite that's going around.
Shidded to deth
This needs to be considered. Loyalty only means you are a tool for them to use and throw away.
I genuinely do not want to start internet rumors so I'll say up front that I don't think there's enough evidence in the record to make a call.
But I think it looks fishy AF. A senator known to be hawkish on Russia, a country ruled by a regime known to use poisoning attacks against political enemies, dies of a "brief and sudden illness" right after visiting a country in which Russia is waging an open war. A senator who, rarely for Republicans, hasn't been willing to be as cosy with Russia as Trump wants to be. Russia had motive, and they may well have had opportunity.
Wasn't he touring a Ukrainian drone facility just the other day which just so happened to be bombed by Russia the other day too?
I think he came down with Distractonitis, a rare disease that appears when a colleague of yours dies but it has to stay a secret.
Mitch would HAVE to show up for this, and it’s going to make Weekend at Moscow Mitch way more difficult to pull off
Fuck yeah, perfect timing
What exactly do you mean? Show up for what?
The funeral
I don’t think anybody would expect McConnell to show up for that given his condition.
Mitch isn't even showing up for his own funeral.
His condition of totally being alive?
That would be the presumption if you are expecting him to show up.
Ladybugs got him
Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people.
Did his conscience finally reach up to choke the life out of his brain?
He came down with a sudden case of death, sir.
Huh.
Anyway, I had some pretty good talapia for dinner tonight. Anyone else doing anything cool?
Yeah, I found an anime about a chainsmoking cat.
The one with cat? A friend insists it was made for me specifically, but, I also hate everything.
Cool! I’m not a big animal guy, but chain smoking cat sounds like it could be fun.
Everything Trump touches
(arc)
"Close ally" my ass... Those vile creatures have no allies, and in this particular case the hatred and lots of personal insults are well documented. For a lack of concepts for normal functioning human beings -because they are none- the only thing these corrupt idiots know and understand is what lie to scream loudly at every moment of their life to get the biggest amount of power and/or money.
One down. Many more left to go.
HAPPY DAY!
I think he died of a broken heart after Trump stopped bombing Iran. Poor bastard should have just waited.
Finally, some happy news!
I'm trying really hard to think of an illness that takes someone out in 49hrs. And aside from a like, a heart attack, I can't really think of one.. There is that parasite in Texas but I didn't think it caused sudden death like that. Really kinda makes me lean towards poisoning or similar. Any ideas what it could be anyone?
You thought of one though. Also stroke, heart failure, pulmonary embolism, etc. Lots of things at his age.
True
Heart attack: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/12/lindsey-graham-key-ally-of-donald-trump-has-died-after-sudden-illness-his-office-says
He had one of those?
Nice work detective!
Keep in mind, they lie at every turn about every possible thing.
A Nascar driver recently died days after winning a race. Pneumonia leading to sepsis, he died within hours of becoming symptomatic.
Yeah pneumonia can definitely do that.
Unfortunately there are things that can come out of nowhere, even for younger people. It's not common, but still a bit scary to think about. You can be fine one day and suddenly if you don't notice the symptoms early enough... Septic shock is a big one. Stroke and heart issues are others.
I was recently in the hospital for some necessary but non-emergency surgery. The guy I shared a room with was a hardscaper who had gotten some soil ground into a cut on his thumb while on the job. Two days later his hand and forearm were like a purple ballon and he was well on the way to septic shock. Luckily an IV infusion of antibiotics worked, and within 36 hours, he was more or less fine, though they had to remove some necrotic tissue from the thumb, which will probably leave a nasty scar.
My surgery left me with a 4-inch incision yet I went home before he did. He had a very close call. Sepsis can happen fast and can fuck you up badly. If he'd come in half a day later, he could have lost that arm or even died.
Heart attack and stroke happen suddenly, but there are usually (though not always) warning signs: high blood pressure, high blood LDL for extended periods, edema, weight problems. If you're free from those warning signs, your chances of suddenly keeling over are low, even in your 70s.
My mother was once hit from septic shock, and barely got through it. She waited thinking it was just something she ate or whatever, and had they waited another 30 mins to call 911, it would have been too late. Don't ignore your body tells.
Yeah.. Guess you never know huh?
How many horcruxes does McConnell have left after this?
That's a funny way to spell novochok...
McConnell AND Graham?? Finally we get more gender neutral bathrooms in the US
Wonder what the illness was
Truth :(
I was thinking either AIDS or explosive concussion (conspiracy theory is he was in Ukraine on a tour of a weapons depot that was hit by a Russian missile)
Broken heart after Trump didn't invade Iran
Karma-itis
Good riddance, asshole.
I only wish it was decades sooner.
I might believe in god. Take a few more of these assholes ( Trump, Vance, Turtle, etc) and I will run a church. I will become the fucking pope!
Such a shame. Anyway.
Goatsed is sudden
Nice
That is goddamm hylarious...
Rad.
so close yet so far