00:01U.S. Republican senator and close Trump ally Lindsey Graham has died at 71
00:06following a brief and sudden illness, his office announced.
00:10Graham was a prominent Republican voice on foreign policy.
00:14The senator had recently returned from Ukraine,
00:16where he met with President Vladimir Zelensky to discuss support for Kiev and sanctions on Russia.
00:22Graham also advised Trump on Iran, urging a more hawkish approach.
00:26Her voice is unique. Graham represented the state of South Carolina,
00:31was elected to the United States Senate in 2002 after starting his career as a lawyer in the U.S.
00:36Air Force.
00:37He had been serving as the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee up until his death.
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