Jaw-dropping Senate endorsement sure to spark MAGA fury

Systemic Error Podcast · Sep 21, 2026 · 6m

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The Senate Seat Trump Wants as a Loyalty Trophy

The Appointment Was the First Exercise of Power

South Carolina voters are being offered a choice whose terms were set long before Election Day. After Lindsey Graham’s death, the governor appointed his sister, Darline Graham, to the vacant Senate seat. Donald Trump then endorsed her bid for a full term, helping her survive a primary despite admitting during a debate that she was “not that informed” on national security.

That sequence matters more than the campaign-pageantry language about independence. The governor…