{"id":1387,"date":"2026-07-17T19:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2026-07-17T19:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:38:11","slug":"world-leaders-prompt-change-to-lindsey-graham-funeral-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1387","title":{"rendered":"World Leaders Prompt Change To Lindsey Graham Funeral Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Memorial services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will be held in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina on July 28 and Columbia and Pickens County, South Carolina 29 after funeral plans were delayed to accommodate foreign dignitaries, a staffer revealed on Friday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1385\">Iran Makes Unusual Appeal To Citizens After U.S. Attacks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Graham\u2019s funeral was initially expected to take place this week, but the services were delayed after multiple international leaders expressed a desire to attend, according to Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think my understanding is that the offer has been made to lie in state,\u201d Scott told News19 on Wednesday, stressing that final arrangements had not been decided.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe process of figuring out when the National Cathedral would be made available at the exact same time that the global leaders who want to come and all the other national leaders who will be there has made it a little more difficult,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last weekend, Graham unexpectedly died at his Capitol Hill home in what the medical examiner\u2019s office believes to be an <\/span><span>aortic dissection<\/span><span>. The life-threatening condition is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta, the body\u2019s largest artery, which carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Before collapsing, Graham reportedly told a staffer he was experiencing chest pain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Capitol Hill, Graham\u2019s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, was sworn in to fill her brother\u2019s seat for the remainder of his term, which expires in January.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1384\">Mullin Won\u2019t Say Whether He Briefed Trump Before Pausing ICE Traffic Stops<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Associated Press<\/span><span> reported that Nordone has privately expressed interest in running for the full Senate term, citing sources who say she has begun conversations about a potential campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Reps. Russell Fry, Nancy Mace, and Ralph Norman are among the other prominent Republicans considering a run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The filing period for a special primary runs from July 21 to July 28, and the primary is scheduled for Aug. 11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Behind closed doors, Republican senators on Tuesday watched an <\/span><span>emotional tribute<\/span> featuring memorable quotes from<span>\u00a0their late colleague.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHere\u2019s what I can tell you: that life can change just like that,\u201d Graham is heard saying, with overlay footage showing him greeting world leaders. \u201cDon\u2019t take it for granted. Don\u2019t take relationships for granted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1382\">Top Dem Folds To Anti-Israel Mob After Attacks On His Family<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will be held in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina on July 28 and Columbia and Pickens County, South Carolina 29 after funeral plans were delayed to accommodate foreign dignitaries, a staffer revealed on Friday.\u00a0Graham\u2019s funeral was initially expected to take place this week, but the services were delayed after multiple international leaders expressed a desire to attend, according to Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).\u201cI think my understanding is that the offer has been made to lie in state,\u201d Scott told News19 on Wednesday, stressing that final arrangements had not been decided.\u00a0\u201cThe process of figuring out when the National Cathedral would be made available at the exact same time that the global leaders who want to come and all the other national leaders who will be there has made it a little more difficult,\u201d he added.Last weekend, Graham unexpectedly died at his Capitol Hill home in what the medical examiner\u2019s office believes to be an aortic dissection. The life-threatening condition is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta, the body\u2019s largest artery, which carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Before collapsing, Graham reportedly told a staffer he was experiencing chest pain.\u00a0On Capitol Hill, Graham\u2019s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, was sworn in to fill her brother\u2019s seat for the remainder of his term, which expires in January.\u00a0The Associated Press reported that Nordone has privately expressed interest in running for the full Senate term, citing sources who say she has begun conversations about a potential campaign.\u00a0Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Reps. Russell Fry, Nancy Mace, and Ralph Norman are among the other prominent Republicans considering a run.The filing period for a special primary runs from July 21 to July 28, and the primary is scheduled for Aug. 11.Behind closed doors, Republican senators on Tuesday watched an emotional tribute featuring memorable quotes from\u00a0their late colleague.\u00a0\u201cHere\u2019s what I can tell you: that life can change just like that,\u201d Graham is heard saying, with overlay footage showing him greeting world leaders. \u201cDon\u2019t take it for granted. Don\u2019t take relationships for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>World Leaders Prompt Change To Lindsey Graham Funeral Plans - 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=1387\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"World Leaders Prompt Change To Lindsey Graham Funeral Plans - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Memorial services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will be held in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina on July 28 and Columbia and Pickens County, South Carolina 29 after funeral plans were delayed to accommodate foreign dignitaries, a staffer revealed on Friday.\u00a0Graham\u2019s funeral was initially expected to take place this week, but the services were delayed after multiple international leaders expressed a desire to attend, according to Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).\u201cI think my understanding is that the offer has been made to lie in state,\u201d Scott told News19 on Wednesday, stressing that final arrangements had not been decided.\u00a0\u201cThe process of figuring out when the National Cathedral would be made available at the exact same time that the global leaders who want to come and all the other national leaders who will be there has made it a little more difficult,\u201d he added.Last weekend, Graham unexpectedly died at his Capitol Hill home in what the medical examiner\u2019s office believes to be an aortic dissection. The life-threatening condition is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta, the body\u2019s largest artery, which carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. 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