President Trump endorses Darline Graham to run for her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat.
Sen. Darline Graham, appointed to temporarily fill the Senate seat of her late brother Lindsey Graham, has privately expressed interest in running for a full term. President Donald Trump publicly endorsed her potential candidacy on Friday, urging her to enter the Aug. 11 special primary. Several other Republicans, including Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, are also considering runs.
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14 outlets covered it, splitting into 7 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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Outlets split on whether Trump's endorsement is the defining story or one of several factors, with some emphasizing the scramble among other GOP contenders and others focusing on the emotional tribute to Lindsey Graham.
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CNNCNN Trump urges Darline Graham to run in South Carolina special election - CNN 8h ago WPWashington Post Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham 14h ago TNew York Times Trump Endorses Graham for Senate, Scrambling South Carolina Primary 5h ago LEFT-CENTER2
CBSCBS News Darline Graham in serious discussions about running for Lindsey Graham's seat 11h ago NBCNBC News Trump backs Sen. Darline Graham in primary to replace her late brother 7h ago CENTER5
SEMSemafor Exclusive / Darline Graham eyeing a run for a full Senate term - Semafor 14h ago APAP News Darline Graham weighs running for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham PPolitico Trump endorses Darline Graham for Lindsey Graham's open Senate seat 15h ago AAxios Nancy Mace, Ralph Norman still eyeing run to replace Lindsey Graham despite Trump snub 6h ago PBSPBS NewsHour Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term as funeral planned for her brother - PBS 7h ago RIGHT4
WTWashington Times Darline Graham weighs running for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham 9h ago NMNewsmax Darline Graham Weighs Run for Senate Seat - Newsmax 12h ago BBreitbart Trump Gives Darline Graham Nordone 'Complete and Total Endorsement' to Run for U.S. Senate: 'Run, Darline, Run!' 5h ago WEWashington Examiner Trump endorses Darline Graham Nordone for full term 8h ago 7 tracked claims across 14 outlets
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Darline Graham's full legal surname is Nordone.
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