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Trump reflects on infamous phone-number stunt that sparked friendship with Graham

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In an emotional farewell Tuesday, President Donald Trump paid tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., recounting how their relationship evolved from fierce political foes into close allies and friends. Trump said the turning point came after he publicly revealed Graham's cell phone number during a live television appearance in 2016. ... 'For more than 30 years, nothing of consequence happened in this Capitol without Lindsey Graham knowing about it,' Trump reflected. 'Nothing of significance happened anywhere in the world without Lindsey Graham having a view on it. And no bill became law...without Lindsey Graham having a say in it. He was a man who gave America the full measure of his good and mighty heart.'