World leaders, politicians, and family members of late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will gather in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for funeral services memorializing the well-known foreign policy hawk who unexpectedly died at 71 earlier this month.
Graham’s remains will arrive at the U.S. Capitol at 10 a.m., his casket carried by service members and memorial guards to the rotunda, a nod to his time in the Air Force and over 30 years in Congress. The memorial at the Capitol will be closed to the public.
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Following services at the rotunda, Graham’s remains will be taken to the National Cathedral at 2 p.m., where President Donald Trump will deliver remarks, as well as several other notable figures who had a close relationship with Graham. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are expected to be in attendance.
After the funeral in Washington, Graham’s body will be flown to his home state of South Carolina, where a second day of funeral processions will take place.
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[ H/T Washington Examiner ]
