{"id":1216,"date":"2026-07-13T23:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2026-07-13T23:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:09:15","slug":"lindsey-grahams-desk-in-the-senate-empty-save-for-one-item","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1216","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham\u2019s Desk In The Senate: Empty, Save For One Item"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two days after his sudden death, Sen. Lindsey Graham\u2019s (R-SC) desk on the Senate floor sat conspicuously empty, save for one item: a glass vase filled with white roses.<\/p>

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Desk of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the U.S. Senate. pic.twitter.com\/8mcumDh5Eg<\/p>

\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) July 13, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>

One by one, Graham\u2019s colleagues took the floor and offered their tributes to the late South Carolina senator, who died late Saturday after what the medical examiner\u2019s office revealed was an aortic dissection resulting from cardiovascular disease.<\/p>

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) teared up as he spoke, praising his friend and colleague as he said of Graham, \u201cI know that I\u2019m not the only one who finds it difficult to imagine the Senate without Lindsey Graham \u2026 There was no bigger believer in America\u2019s role in the world. He was confident that the United States could be a force for good, and he gave everything he had to ensuring that we would be.\u201d<\/p>

Senate Majority Leader @LeaderJohnThune tribute to Sen. Lindsey Graham: \u201cThere was no bigger believer in America\u2019s role in the world.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/o1mjVcPB6b<\/p>

\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) July 13, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) added, \u201cIt\u2019s a sad day for all of us in the Senate \u2026 Senator Graham always brought a smile to your face and levity to the halls of Congress.\u201d<\/p>

Sen. @ChuckGrassley tribute to Sen. Lindsey Graham: \u201cIt\u2019s a sad day for all of us in the Senate\u2026Senator Graham always brought a smile to your face and levity to the halls of Congress.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/rMJqnrPjpB<\/p>

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\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) July 13, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>

Senate Chaplain Barry Black opened the session with prayer, saying, \u201cEternal God, as flags fly at half-staff throughout our nation to honor Senator Lindsey Graham, we give you thanks to you for his life and for his years of public service. Lord, we remember with gratitude his commitment to the responsibilities entrusted to him and the many ways he sought to serve the people of this country.\u201d<\/p>

U.S. Senate @Chaplain_Black: \u201cEternal God, as flags fly at half-staff throughout our nation to honor Senator Lindsey Graham, we give you thanks to you for his life and for his years of public service.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/KdVWZQDKMX<\/p>

\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) July 13, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>

In the hallway outside Graham\u2019s office, a makeshift memorial quickly appeared and began to grow as people left flowers and Post-it notes outside the door.<\/p>

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on his podcast, \u201cThe Verdict,\u201d that Graham had left a vacancy that would be impossible to fill.<\/p>

\u201cWho will fill the void? Who will fill Lindsey Graham\u2019s shoes?\u201d Cruz asked. \u201cMy answer is nobody. Nobody. The role he played in the Senate, he was universally respected, but also universally liked and even adored by people who disagreed with him passionately.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cI don\u2019t know a single senator out of 99 other senators who didn\u2019t genuinely like Lindsey and consider him a friend like all of them, and it was a gift,\u201d he added.<\/p>

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Two days after his sudden death, Sen. Lindsey Graham\u2019s (R-SC) desk on the Senate floor sat conspicuously empty, save for one item: a glass vase filled with white roses.Desk of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the U.S. Senate. pic.twitter.com\/8mcumDh5Eg\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) July 13, 2026One by one, Graham\u2019s colleagues took the floor and offered their tributes to the late South Carolina senator, who died late Saturday after what the medical examiner\u2019s office revealed was an aortic dissection resulting from cardiovascular disease.Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) teared up as he spoke, praising his friend and colleague as he said of Graham, \u201cI know that I\u2019m not the only one who finds it difficult to imagine the Senate without Lindsey Graham \u2026 There was no bigger believer in America\u2019s role in the world. He was confident that the United States could be a force for good, and he gave everything he had to ensuring that we would be.\u201dSenate Majority Leader @LeaderJohnThune tribute to Sen. Lindsey Graham: \u201cThere was no bigger believer in America\u2019s role in the world.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/o1mjVcPB6b\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) July 13, 2026Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) added, \u201cIt\u2019s a sad day for all of us in the Senate \u2026 Senator Graham always brought a smile to your face and levity to the halls of Congress.\u201dSen. @ChuckGrassley tribute to Sen. Lindsey Graham: \u201cIt\u2019s a sad day for all of us in the Senate\u2026Senator Graham always brought a smile to your face and levity to the halls of Congress.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/rMJqnrPjpB\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) July 13, 2026Senate Chaplain Barry Black opened the session with prayer, saying, \u201cEternal God, as flags fly at half-staff throughout our nation to honor Senator Lindsey Graham, we give you thanks to you for his life and for his years of public service. Lord, we remember with gratitude his commitment to the responsibilities entrusted to him and the many ways he sought to serve the people of this country.\u201dU.S. Senate @Chaplain_Black: \u201cEternal God, as flags fly at half-staff throughout our nation to honor Senator Lindsey Graham, we give you thanks to you for his life and for his years of public service.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/KdVWZQDKMX\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) July 13, 2026In the hallway outside Graham\u2019s office, a makeshift memorial quickly appeared and began to grow as people left flowers and Post-it notes outside the door.Anna Moneymaker\/Getty ImagesTom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on his podcast, \u201cThe Verdict,\u201d that Graham had left a vacancy that would be impossible to fill.\u201cWho will fill the void? Who will fill Lindsey Graham\u2019s shoes?\u201d Cruz asked. \u201cMy answer is nobody. Nobody. The role he played in the Senate, he was universally respected, but also universally liked and even adored by people who disagreed with him passionately.\u201d\u201cI don\u2019t know a single senator out of 99 other senators who didn\u2019t genuinely like Lindsey and consider him a friend like all of them, and it was a gift,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nLindsey Graham\u2019s Desk In The Senate: Empty, Save For One Item - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1216\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lindsey Graham\u2019s Desk In The Senate: Empty, Save For One Item - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Two days after his sudden death, Sen. 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