Lindsey Graham called an aide with chest pains before calling 911, the senator said
A closer look at the ‘aortic dissection’ that killed Sen. Lindsey Graham
Fox News Senior Medical Analyst Dr. Marc Siegel explains the first cause of death of Sen. Lindsey Graham: rupture of the aorta due to cardiovascular disease. Siegel thoroughly describes the rare condition of aortic dissection and discusses common risk factors such as high blood pressure and plaque. He advises preventive health measures and regular check-ups, emphasizing what Graham would like people to consider about their health.
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The Senate Republican added more information to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, RS.C., deadlines due to potential communications.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., revealed that it was a member of his staff who called for medical help over the weekend to help Graham, who died suddenly after returning from an overseas trip.
“My former editor was Lindsey’s editor, and one of my employees was with that editor the night Lindsey hit,” Tuberville told reporters. “He called [and] he actually said, ‘Listen, I’m having chest pains. You know, I have to do something.’ ‘Did you call 911?’ And you go, ‘No, that’s why I called you.’
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, RS.C., stands at the US Capitol in Washington, DC (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“So he called 911 … By the time he got there, 911 had slammed the door down, and they were fixing it,” he continued.
The initial cause of death was revealed Sunday evening. His office said the longtime attorney died “of aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.”
Aortic dissection is when a tear occurs in the inner wall of the aorta, the main artery of the body, and is a life-threatening medical emergency.
“Lindsey worked herself to death, most of us have families, she didn’t,” said Tuberville. “And when we had a few days off, he went to that airport, and he went somewhere to try to do something for our country.”
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Axios reported that in one of Graham’s last interviews, he told an unnamed source that he felt unwell but wanted to wait until after his scheduled appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to seek medical attention.
“I’m not going to die now. I still need to do Russia sanctions, fix Iran and do Israel-Saudi normalization,” Graham said.
His death shook the Senate, where emotional outpourings erupted throughout Monday, the chamber’s first day in Washington, DC, since he resigned on the Fourth of July.
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to reporters as he returns to his office at the US Capitol on Feb. 10, 2026, Washington, DC (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Graham’s desk in the Senate, which is where Sen. The late John McCain, R-Ariz., her close friend, who once lived there, was covered in a black veil and a glass vase with sharp white roses on it.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, RS.D., in his eulogy for the late, said “the halls of the Senate already feel empty without him.”
“It comforts me to know that, finally, he has just changed his address. And one day, Mr. President,” said Thune with tears in his eyes. “We will laugh together again.”
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Graham will be succeeded, temporarily, by his sister, Darline Graham Nordone. He is expected to be sworn in on Tuesday after being appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to replace his late brother.
“I think this is what Lindsey would have wanted, and I plan to honor her in this way,” Nordone said during the ceremony in Columbia, South Carolina. “Now Lindsey, I miss you more than I can even put into words. But I’m going to do this, I got you.”
