U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly at the age of 71 years old on Sunday morning. The longtime U.S. politician died following a brief and sudden illness, his office said in a statement.
“On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” the statement said. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.”
U.S. President Donald Trump was among those to react.
"Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead! He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!! DETAILS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO FOLLOW. So sad!" he wrote.
"In honor of the remarkable life and achievements of Senator Lindsey Graham, a dear friend of mine, and a truly great man, who achieved so much for our Country, and his beloved Home State of South Carolina, I am ordering all American Flags throughout the United States lowered to Half Mast until Saturday evening at 6 P.M."
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Stephen A. Smith also chose to react, albeit in an interesting way.
The ESPN personality shared a clip from his podcast, which he's now calling the POTUS Show. The show does air on a SiriusXM channel called POTUS, however.
"Remembering Sen. Lindsey Graham: A Conversation with Stephen A. from the First Episode of the POTUS Show," he wrote on X.
Smith is facing some backlash for his reaction on social media
Some aren't happy with Smith promoting his own show in the wake of Graham's death.
"All these people have their PR companies or PR agent telling them to put out stuff. It’s so gross as soon as somebody dies everybody acts like they were a saint, but everybody forgets what they really did," one wrote.
"The what show???" one fan added.
"What😭😭😭😭😭😭," one fan added.
It's an interesting reaction, to say the least.
