WATCH: The Tribute To Lindsey Graham Tom Cotton Just Showed GOP Senators, Marco Rubio

Behind closed doors, Republican Senators on Tuesday watched a touching and emotional tribute to their late colleague, South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham. 

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The nearly three-minute video, which highlights Graham’s political career and trademark humor, was shown at the weekly GOP Senate lunch. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) presented the video during the lunch, which one reporter described as a memorial to the late senator. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also attended.

“Here’s what I can tell you: life can change just like that,” Graham is heard saying, with overlay footage showing him greeting world leaders. “Don’t take it for granted. Don’t take relationships for granted.”

The tribute highlighted Graham’s decades-long military service with the U.S. Air Force and his passionate defense of then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, which many political insiders believe helped save his nomination.

“He was a one-in-a-million,” Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) said in the video. “Someone who could laugh at himself, and was a cut-up, had a great wit, and a great sense of humor.” 

Another moment showed Graham joking with veteran political reporters Mark Halperin and John Heilemann at a political fundraiser. 

“Have you had anything to drink yet?” Heilemann asked Graham, who responded, “No.”

“Has anybody in this room had anything to drink yet?” Heilemann followed up.

“I hope so,” Graham replied. “I do better with people who drink. The more you drink, the more this will make sense to you. You can see where I’m taking the country.” 

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Over the weekend, Graham unexpectedly died at his Capitol Hill home in what the medical examiner’s office believes to be an aortic dissection. The life-threatening condition is a tear that develops in the inner layer of the aorta, the body’s largest artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. The Republican is said to have notified a staffer that he was suffering chest pain before falling unconscious.  

Despite the medical report, dozens of FBI agents showed up to Graham’s home in Washington, D.C. to investigate the scene out of an abundance of caution. In the Oval Office, President Trump on Tuesday swatted down conspiracy theories floating online. 

“Supposedly — and I’ve watched all the medical reports, I’ve had the doctors from the White House come in and explain what happened,” Trump said. “This is something that is almost undetectable. If it happens, there’s not much you can do about it. Sounds unfortunate. If you look at — his father died of the same thing at about the same age.”

“I don’t see a lot of evil there. I know there’s all sorts of conspiracy theories going along, but I don’t think the FBI — I think the FBI is wasting their time if they’re doing that,” the president added.

Back on Capitol Hill, Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, was sworn in to fill her brother’s seat for the remainder of his term, which expires next January. At the GOP Senate lunch, Republicans reflected on an inspiring message from the ‘Remembering Lindsey Graham’  tribute video. 

“I learned that serving a cause greater than yourself hurts. Anybody in the military can tell you the risk you take. Principle and compromise are not mutually exclusive, and the foundation of a great person, as well as a great nation. If you want to help me, join the march,” Graham said.

BREAKING: Darline Graham Nordone takes the oath of office as South Carolina’s newest senator, filling the seat left vacant by her late brother, Lindsey Graham. pic.twitter.com/3rLb4K5d0y

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