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Trump rallies for Darline Graham ahead of Senate runoff

8/23/2026

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Trump Supports Graham

U.S. President Donald Trump held a rally for Sen. Darline Graham at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in South Carolina on Friday, August 21, 2026.
A Supreme Court ruling permitting the $400 million White House ballroom construction to continue was praised by Trump, highlighting his endorsement of federal projects.
A protester in a ‘Kill Your Local Pedophile’ shirt was removed after booing.
Trump defended Graham’s candid admission of limited national-security experience as acceptable.

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Trump Backs Graham

U.S. President Donald Trump held a rally for Sen. Darline Graham at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on Friday, August 21, 2026.
Voting, Trump warned, could cost South Carolina their tax cuts, border security and other Trump-era achievements.
A protester disrupted rally at 7:28 p.m.; Trump joked individual was “going home to mom.”
Trump backed Graham, pledging lower taxes and Second Amendment protection; she secured 32.8% of primary.

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Trump Endorses

U.S. President Donald Trump held a rally for Sen. Darline Graham at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on Friday, August 21, 2026.
The event was presented as a test of Trump’s endorsement power ahead of the August 25 Republican Senate runoff.
Senator Tim Scott, Rep. Russell Fry and Governor McMaster endorsed Graham for the runoff.
Trump urged attendees to “pretend I’m on the ballot” to increase Graham’s turnout.

Blindspot

Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham to the U.S. Senate after her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, died of a torn aorta on July 11, 2026.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning and Right-leaning coverage.

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Trump Supports Graham

U.S. President Donald Trump held a rally for Sen. Darline Graham at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in South Carolina on Friday, August 21, 2026.
A Supreme Court ruling permitting the $400 million White House ballroom construction to continue was praised by Trump, highlighting his endorsement of federal projects.
A protester in a ‘Kill Your Local Pedophile’ shirt was removed after booing.
Trump defended Graham’s candid admission of limited national-security experience as acceptable.

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