The casket of the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was carried into the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday evening, where family members, Vice President JD Vance, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and other officials gathered to pay their respects. The ceremony follows the funeral procession that brought the coffin to the Capitol earlier today.
The casket of the late Senator Lindsey Graham was carried into the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday evening, where family members, Vice President JD Vance, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and other senior officials gathered to pay their respects. The ceremonial lying in state marks the next phase of the funeral proceedings for the late South Carolina Republican, who died on July 11 at age 71.
The event follows the earlier arrival of the coffin at the Capitol building, as The Zioneer reported at 17:10 Jerusalem time. The Zioneer first reported the funeral proceedings at 17:01 Jerusalem, when US Army pallbearers carried the coffin into the Rotunda and the senator's sister Darlene received it. The lying in state ceremony now underway includes the casket's placement in the Rotunda for public viewing.
Graham, a towering figure in the U.S.-Israel alliance, was a key architect of the hawkish American stance against Iran and a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As The Zioneer reported on July 12, the DC Medical Examiner confirmed his death was due to an aortic dissection. The FBI has also joined the investigation into his sudden death, as reported by The Zioneer on July 12. Flags were ordered at half-staff by President Trump, as reported on July 12.
The funeral ceremonies in Washington are scheduled for today, with a service in South Carolina planned for July 29, according to prior reports. The lying in state continues this evening.
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