Scott on Graham death: ‘America’s lost a true statesman’

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said Sunday that the U.S. has “lost a true statesman” after the death of his colleague, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

“We don’t have many left, but he was a true statesman. But I’ve lost a friend. It is a morning of mourning for me. It’s a powerful reminder that life is fleeting, that we are not here very long. If I were to tell stories about Lindsey Graham, one of the most important stories about Lindsey Graham is that when I was a new senator, he welcomed me in,” Scott told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”

“He knew that my path was different. He understood the power of change in South Carolina, how much our state had changed. But he was one of the first........

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