How Trump Folded the Graham Dynasty Into His Own

“When President Trump stormed into American politics, he sought to tear down the hawkish Republican establishment represented by the likes of Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. His project was a smashing success,” the New York Times reports.

“Ten years later, in a quick effort that culminated last night, he pulled out all the stops to help the late senator’s sister, Darline Graham, claim her party’s nomination for Senate — all but ensuring that the Graham family remains a political fixture for at least the next six years.”

“What changed, of course, was not Trump but Lindsey Graham, who recalibrated his politics and wove himself into the president’s political establishment. It’s not that Trump blessed a new dynasty in the Grahams — he came to see both brother and sister as an indispensable part of his own.”