Senator Darline Graham Admits Lack of Knowledge on Taiwan, Sparking Security Concerns Amid
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Darline Graham’s admission that she was not well-versed on Taiwan is drawing scrutiny days before South Carolina’s GOP Senate runoff, putting the Trump-backed candidate’s national security credentials at the center of her closing fight against Rep. Ralph Norman.
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Washington TimesSen. Darline Graham, South Carolina Republican, is working to move past a rocky debate performance in which she admitted she isn’t well-versed on national security, telling Fox News’ Sean Hannity this week that she was simply being candid with voters.
Washington ExaminerSen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) is trying to turn down the temperature after being ridiculed for saying she is “not that informed” on national security during a debate, reminding voters that she is not a career politician.
New York TimesDarline Graham’s Debate Misstep Tests South Carolina’s Appetite for a Political Newcomer Senator Darline Graham has argued that her lack of political experience is a strength as she runs to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham. But a debate misstep has rattled some of her supporters.
Associated PressLike Trump, Darline Graham has portrayed herself as a political outsider A political newcomer, Graham has stressed that she’s “not a politician,” as she’s hurriedly introduced herself to voters across the state. Regularly touting her support for Trump’s policies, as well as his endorsement, she has pointed to her years heading up a state agency, as well as her weeks on the job in the U.S. Senate, as evidence of her readiness.
RealClearPoliticsThroughout her brief career as a senator and as a candidate to remain one, Darline Graham has gone to some lengths to distance herself from the legacy of her late brother while snuggling up to Donald Trump as closely as possible. That reflects a political shrewdness that Lindsey Graham himself might have ruefully endorsed. Read Full Article ⟶
The HillTrump seeks to boost Darline Graham in South Carolina homestretch President Trump is seeking to give Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) a final boost as her candidacy hits a road bump in the race to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).  Trump will hit the campaign trail Friday for Darline Graham, whom he appointed to fill out her brother’s term, ahead of her…
Politico‘Woefully underprepared’: Graham critics seize on her foreign policy misstep President Donald Trump is working hard to propel the political newcomer into office. Her debate performance proved just how green she still is.
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Graham Nordone appeared Wednesday night on Fox News’s Hannity, where host Sean Hannity defended the senator, asking, “I wonder how many people around the country, if I gave them a map, could pick out Taiwan.” Graham agreed and stood by her response on the debate stage.
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Washington Times“I don’t speak politician. I was just honest,” Ms. Graham told Mr. Hannity in a Wednesday appearance on “Hannity,” a night after facing criticism for her response to a question about Taiwan and the South China Sea.
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Despite the backlash, Ms. Graham still has considerable establishment support heading into Tuesday’s runoff. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, Wyoming Republican, campaigned for her in South Carolina on Thursday, and President Trump — who has endorsed her — is scheduled to headline a Myrtle Beach rally on her behalf Friday.
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Washington ExaminerGraham Nordone, however, has political heavyweights ready to stump for her in the Palmetto State. On Thursday, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) is also traveling to South Carolina. Trump is heading to Myrtle Beach on Friday to participate in a rally with the senator. She also has the endorsements from a slate of Senate Republicans.
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01 Washington Examiner On other points of national security and foreign policy, Graham Nordone said she would support President Donald Trump’s decisions.
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02 Fox News The debate question carried consequences beyond a campaign-stage stumble. China claims Taiwan and has not ruled out using force to take the self-governing island, a conflict that could draw the United States and its military into a major war in the Indo-Pacific. Beijing’s aggressive claims in the South China Sea have also put it at odds with U.S. allies and partners. As a sitting senator on the Appropriations Committee, Graham is positioned to vote on military and national security spending decisions that shape how the nation responds to those threats.
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03 Politico Trump’s biggest political event so far isn’t in a battleground state The president is rallying with Sen. Darline Graham in deep-red South Carolina, a switch-up from his quieter strategy in battlegrounds like Georgia, Michigan and Texas.
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04 Associated Press Voters will decide Tuesday whether Graham or Rep. Ralph Norman will be Republicans’ nominee on the November ballot.
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05 Washington Times The answer drew swift pushback from Republicans, including former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who is backing Mr. Norman in the race. Ms. Haley wrote on X that foreign policy know-how “is not something you inherit,” pointedly contrasting Ms. Graham with her brother, a longtime foreign policy hawk.
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