President Donald Trump ordered U.S. flags across the country to be lowered to half-staff starting Monday in memory of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, according to Israeli media. Trump called Graham 'my friend and a great person who achieved so much for our country.'
President Donald Trump on Sunday evening clarified the timeline for honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, ordering U.S. flags lowered to half-staff starting Monday, according to a report by Israeli news channel N12. In his statement, Trump called Graham "my friend and a great person who achieved so much for our country."
The directive follows Trump's initial order earlier Sunday (10:36 Jerusalem) that flags be lowered until Saturday 18:00, as The Zioneer reported. That order came after Trump's earlier eulogy calling Graham a "true American patriot" and "one of the greatest senators." The White House flags had been lowered earlier in the day following confirmation of Graham's death.
Graham, a senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina and a staunch ally of Israel, died suddenly Saturday night at age 71, reportedly from cardiac arrest. Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, eulogized him as "one of Israel's greatest friends," as The Zioneer reported throughout Sunday.
The cause of death has not been officially confirmed beyond initial reports of cardiac arrest. No further details about the circumstances have been released.
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