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南卡罗来纳州州长亨利·麦克马斯特任命达琳·格雷厄姆·诺尔多恩填补空缺席位，这一任命获得特朗普和参议员蒂姆·斯科特支持
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参议院多数党领袖图恩哽咽致敬林赛·格雷厄姆
参议院多数党领袖、来自南达科他州共和党议员约翰·图恩在参议院 floor 发表讲话，悼念已故南卡罗来纳州共和党议员林赛·格雷厄姆。
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参议院里，一张办公桌盖着黑色面纱，桌上摆放着一束醒目的白玫瑰。这里正是南卡罗来纳州共和党议员林赛·格雷厄姆生前的座位。
周一，参议院多数党领袖、来自南达科他州共和党议员约翰·图恩在悼念这位已故参议员的动情致辞中指向了那张办公桌。格雷厄姆曾是图恩的密友、信任的顾问。他眼含泪水，追忆这位在华盛顿打拼30年、为其家乡州和国家留下印记的议员。
“很难相信林赛·格雷厄姆已经离我们而去，”图恩说道，“我们不会再在今天的会议上偶遇他，也不会在今天下午的投票环节和他谈笑风生。没有他的参议院大厅已经空荡了，我知道有这种感受的不止我一人。”
格雷厄姆之死引发共和党人争夺参议院席位，特朗普暗示已有心仪人选
参议院多数党领袖、来自南达科他州共和党议员约翰·图恩周一晚间在参议院 floor 发表动情致辞，悼念已故南卡罗来纳州共和党议员林赛·格雷厄姆。（肯特·西村/盖蒂图片社）
图恩谈及格雷厄姆时，已故议员的幕僚们坐在参议院议事厅里，全场弥漫着悲伤的泪水。自从图恩成为参议院共和党领袖以来，格雷厄姆时常会走进他位于参议院议事厅旁的办公室。
他曾前来劝阻威胁破坏唐纳德·特朗普总统的“宏伟漂亮法案”的共和党反叛议员，今年早些时候还曾冲进图恩的办公室，宣称自己反对参议院少数党领袖、来自纽约州民主党议员查克·舒默与总统达成的避免政府停摆的协议。
但他始终在场，图恩指出“林赛对自己所信奉的事业无所畏惧。
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“他不在乎自己会不会在某个议题上遭到抨击，”图恩说道，“如果他坚信自己在原则上是正确的，就不会被政治顾虑吓退。”
“参议员、斗士、爱国者、政治家，”图恩继续说道，“这些词汇将用来形容林赛。但对我而言，最重要的是，议长先生，他曾是我的朋友。”
图恩向格雷厄姆致敬后不久，南卡罗来纳州州长亨利·麦克马斯特正式任命他的妹妹达琳·格雷厄姆·诺尔多恩填补他剩余的剩余任期。这一举措获得了图恩、特朗普和南卡罗来纳州共和党议员蒂姆·斯科特的支持。
林赛·格雷厄姆的妹妹获任命填补参议院席位，共和党急于保护脆弱的多数党优势
总统唐纳德·特朗普希望任命已故南卡罗来纳州共和党议员林赛·格雷厄姆的妹妹达琳·诺尔多恩·格雷厄姆填补他在参议院的空缺席位，在剩余任期内担任看守议员。（贾斯汀·沙利文/盖蒂图片社）
“我认为这正是林赛想要的，我计划以此方式纪念他，”诺尔多恩在仪式上说道，“现在，林赛，我对你的思念难以言表。但我会做好这件事，我能行。”
回到参议院，图恩回忆格雷厄姆是“坚定的保守派和南卡罗来纳州的坚定倡导者”，同时也是一位愿意跨党派寻求解决方案的议员。图恩表示，他会怀念格雷厄姆的友谊与幽默。
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“得知他最终只是换了个地方，议长先生，”图恩眼含泪水说道，“总有一天，我们会再次谈笑风生。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，负责报道美国参议院事务。
‘The halls of the Senate already feel empty’: Tearful Thune honors Lindsey Graham as sister takes his seat
July 13, 2026 4:34pm EDT / Fox News
Gov. Henry McMaster named Darline Graham Nordone to fill the vacant seat, a pick backed by Trump and Sen. Tim Scott
By Alex Miller, Fox News
Sen Majority Leader Thune chokes up in tribute to Lindsey Graham
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pays tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., during remarks on the Senate floor.
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In the Senate, there’s a black veil covering a desk. On top there’s a bowl of striking white roses. That’s where Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., used to sit.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pointed to that desk during an emotional tribute to the late Senator on Monday. Graham was a confidant, trusted advisor and friend to Thune. And through tears, he set about remembering the lawmaker who spent 30 years in Washington, D.C., making a mark on his state and country.
“It’s difficult to believe that Lindsey Graham is no longer here with us,” Thune said. “That we won’t run into him at a meeting today or share a joke with him at this afternoon’s vote. The halls of the Senate already feel empty without him. And I know I’m not alone in that feeling.”
GRAHAM’S DEATH IGNITES GOP SCRAMBLE FOR SENATE SEAT AS TRUMP HINTS HE ALREADY HAS A FAVORITE
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., remembered the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in an emotional tribute on the Senate floor Monday evening.(Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
As Thune spoke about Graham, the late lawmaker’s staff sat in the Senate chamber as tears filled the room. And since Thune became the leader of the Senate GOP, you would oftentime see Graham enter his office just off the Senate floor.
He was there to talk down Republican rebels who threatened to sink President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” and once earlier this year stormed into Thune’s office declaring his resistance to a deal struck by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the president to avert a government shutdown.
But he was there, and Thune noted that “Lindsey was fearless in his commitment to the causes that he espoused.”
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“It didn’t matter to him whether he would catch flak on an issue,” Thune said. “He was undaunted by the politics if he believed he was right on the principle.”
“Senator. Warrior. Patriot. Statesman,” Thune continued. “Words that will be written about Lindsey. But for me, most of all, Mr. President, he was my friend.”
Shortly after Thune’s tribute to Graham, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster officially tapped his sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to fill his seat for the remainder of his term. It’s a move that Thune, Trump and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. backed.
LINDSEY GRAHAM’S SISTER APPOINTED TO SENATE AS GOP RUSHES TO PROTECT FRAGILE MAJORITY
President Donald Trump wants to see the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s, R-S.C., sister, Darline Nordone Graham, be appointed to his vacant seat in the Senate to act as caretaker for the remainder of his term.(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“I think this is what Lindsey would have wanted, and I plan to honor him in this way,” Nordone said at the ceremony. “Now to Lindsey, I miss you more than I can even put into words. But I’m going to do this, I got it.”
Back in the Senate, Thune remembers Graham as a “staunch conservative and a fierce advocate for South Carolina,” but as a lawmaker who was willing to cross the aisle to find a solution. Through it all, Thune said that he would miss Graham’s friendship and humor.
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“I am comforted by the knowledge that in the end, he has just changed his address. And that one day, Mr. President,” Thune said through tears. “We will laugh together again.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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