Senator Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Republicans and Democrats both viewed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham as a friend.
"Senators on both sides of the aisle counted him as a friend. And Republicans and Democrats alike, including the Democrat leader, are here to say farewell,” Thune said during a service for Graham at the U.S. Capitol rotunda.
“Lindsey was a towering figure here in the Senate and on the international stage. His leadership on national security and our national defense is well known,” Thune added. “I travel with Lindsey all over the world as part of congressional delegations, and I saw firsthand just how much he was respected by our allies and just how well he was able to connect with foreign leaders around the globe.”
"Striking, too, was the instant connection he had with the military men and women that we met. They recognized him immediately as one of their own,” Thune said.
Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond
