Trump Backs Darline Graham, Hails Freed Missionary Home
Trump on Friday promoted a South Carolina rally to back Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline in her bid for the U.S. Senate, attacked Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene, and celebrated the return of American hostage Kevin Rideout after ten months in captivity. The posts mixed campaign politics, intraparty feuding and foreign-policy messaging, with Trump also using the hostage release to contrast his record with those of previous administrations.
South Carolina Rally and Darline Graham Senate Push
CampaignTrump said he was heading to South Carolina for a rally honoring Sen. Lindsey Graham and to support Graham’s sister, Darline, whom he said he had asked to run for the U.S. Senate. He framed the trip as both a personal endorsement and a political effort to help her take Graham’s seat.
This post shows Trump continuing to use his endorsement power to shape Senate contests and to reward loyalty within the Republican establishment. By elevating Darline Graham, he also keeps the race tied to a familiar conservative brand in South Carolina, which can help unify local Republicans while signaling that Trump remains the central arbiter of GOP support. The language about asking her to run underscores how he portrays candidate selection as a personal extension of his movement rather than a conventional party process.
"I’m getting ready to land in the Great State of South Carolina where I’ll be doing a Rally, in honor of Lindsey Graham, for his fantastic sister, Darline"
"I asked to run for the United States Senate, and take Lindsey’s place."