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Trump Pays Tribute to Lindsey Graham: 'He Died Doing the Work He Was Born to Do'

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A somber President Donald Trump paid tribute on Tuesday to his rival-turned-honest broker Lindsey Graham, a longtime fixture of Washington whose three decades in political office steadied the United States' hawkish posture and reflected the increasingly combative nature of the modern conservative movement. ... 'He died doing the work he was born to do. He was truly a great politician,' Trump said in a 14-minute eulogy. ... Trump began one section of his remarks by saying that 'virtually everyone, Republican or Democrat, liked Lindsey.' He then stopped, correcting himself. 'Not everybody. But it sounds good,' Trump said. 'Not everybody. He was a tough cookie.'