{"id":634609,"date":"2026-07-13T11:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=634609"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:48:42","slug":"grahams-five-day-old-message-is-aging-in-a-very-unexpected-way-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=634609","title":{"rendered":"Graham\u2019s five-day-old message is aging in a very unexpected way"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The unexpected death of Sen. Lindsey Graham has launched reactions ranging from sympathy to insensitive epitaphs and even conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n

Social media users especially latched onto a days-old post on X in which his words seemed almost cryptic given his sudden death from a \u201cbrief and sudden illness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least they used a good photo of me,\u201d the South Carolina Republican wrote just days before passing, reacting to images of his face and others at the funeral of Iran\u2019s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n

\u201cJudge me by my enemies,\u201d Graham wrote.<\/p>\n

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Just a few days ago, the regime threatened to kill Senator Graham.<\/p>\n

This is weird. https:\/\/t.co\/ZUt7mvMjaI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Questions arose on X about timing, transparency, and concerns that \u201d there are many forces that would benefit from his death.\u201d<\/p>\n

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So Senator Lindsey Graham is dead from a \u201cbrief and sudden illness.\u201d<\/p>\n

RIP, Senator, and deep condolences to his family and constituents.<\/p>\n

Having said that, his family needs to bite the bullet in their time of grief and make sure a full autopsy is quite quickly done and a public\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Many others concurred that Graham\u2019s death should be investigated.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s no secret that I\u2019m no fan of Lindsey Graham.<\/p>\n

But there MUST be a full, comprehensive autopsy, and the results must be released to the public.<\/p>\n

Graham has no kids and was never married, so it\u2019s unclear who makes that call.<\/p>\n

But Americans deserve transparency here<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Lindsey Graham was in Disney in March & now he\u2019s suddenly dead?<\/p>\n

-NEVER Married
\n-No children
\n-At Disney with a bubble wand<\/p>\n

Something doesn\u2019t add up.<\/p>\n

\"\ud83d\udea8\"Full investigation all members of Senate & Congress that are over 50 years old\"\ud83d\udea8\" pic.twitter.com\/ztZM53mPvK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Valentina Gomez (@ValentinaForUSA) July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Russian state media is promoting Iran\u2019s celebration of Lindsey Graham\u2019s sudden death.<\/p>\n

This is very suspicious. https:\/\/t.co\/Jjc7RqygLk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Amid the conspiracy posts were many far-left critics bluntly reacting with callous post-mortems.<\/p>\n

\u201cLindsey Graham was a terrible man who betrayed whatever values he had to kiss up to Trump just to stay, in his words, \u2018relevant,\u2019\u201d New York Times<\/em> writer and commentator Wajahat Ali posted. \u201cHe is now dead.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGood riddance,\u201d wrote \u201cYoung Turks\u201d host Ana Kasparian.<\/p>\n

In a refreshing reminder of more couteous days in politics, many Democrats expressed their condolences and expressed warm memories of Graham, who was 71.<\/p>\n

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Jill and I are shocked by the sudden passing of Lindsey Graham.<\/p>\n

Lindsey and I served together in Congress for over a decade, and worked closely on many issues throughout the years. We traveled the world together as members of the Senate Foreign Relations committee. We disagreed\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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It was a shock this morning to find out that my friend Lindsey Graham has died. He was a man who loved his work, his country, and his family. He didn\u2019t have an easy life growing up and to me that explained a lot about him as well as his devotion to his remaining family members\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/KJ1fl2XOJ8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And for many Iranians, \u201cUncle Lindsey\u201d was seen as a strong supporter of freedom from the Islamic Republic,<\/p>\n

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Sudden and awful news about Senator Lindsey Graham.<\/p>\n

The United States Senate lost a foreign policy giant. On a personal level, he had always been kind, gracious, and thoughtful.<\/p>\n

Gisele and I extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and staff.<\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cAt moments when moral clarity was required, Senator Graham stood on the right side. When friends were seldom found, he stood alongside the people of Iran in their struggle against tyranny,\u201d wrote Reza Pahlavi, the exiled former crown prince of Iran. \u201cHe used his voice to ensure that the voices of those fighting for justice were heard in the halls of power. His support for Iran\u2019s Lion and Sun Revolution earned him the title \u201cUncle Lindsey\u201d among Iranians. He will be remembered with profound gratitude and deep respect.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Senator Lindsey Graham, a steadfast friend of the Iranian people and a proud defender of freedom.<\/p>\n

At moments when moral clarity was required, Senator Graham stood on the right side. When friends were seldom found, he stood alongside\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/gUdiSrYrQA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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We, the people of Iran, will never forget Lindsey Graham\u2019s support and the many times he stood by us. Rest in peace \"\ud83d\udc94\"\"\ud83d\udda4\"<\/p>\n

\u2014 Farzandvatan (@farzandvatn) July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The unexpected death of Sen. Lindsey Graham has launched reactions ranging from sympathy to insensitive epitaphs and even conspiracy theories. Social media users especially latched onto a days-old post on X in which his words seemed almost cryptic given his sudden death from a \u201cbrief and sudden illness.\u201d \u201cAt least they used a good photo… Continue reading Graham\u2019s five-day-old message is aging in a very unexpected way<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":634598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-634609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=634609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/634598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=634609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=634609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=634609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}