President Donald Trump says he spoke with Sen. Lindsey Graham shortly before emergency services were called to the senator’s home in Washington, D.C., Saturday night. Graham, who had just returned from a congressional visit to Ukraine, died shortly after the call, the president said.
Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Graham was pushing for the SAVE America Act — a controversial bill the president has been primarily focused on passing that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo identification at the polls — during the call.
“He was so intense. He literally called me about the SAVE America Act. He was traveling for many, many hours. That’s a long flight, that’s a long trip, and he calls me about the SAVE America Act. He thought we were going to get it passed. This is a big blow to the SAVE America Act,” Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker.