Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) announced in a televised debate on Tuesday night that she is “not that informed on national security” issues.
Graham, who is the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and has received President Donald Trump’s endorsement, is vying for the GOP nomination in South Carolina against Rep. Ralph Norman after neither candidate notched a majority of the vote necessary to avoid a runoff on Aug. 25. Graham was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster (R) to serve out her brother’s term, which ends in January. Trump had urged McMaster to appoint her to the seat, which she is now running to keep for a full term.
During Tuesday’s debate in Newberry, South Carolina, co-moderator Greta Van Susteren asked Graham if Taiwan, the autonomous country that China claims dominion over, is a U.S. national security interest. In her response, Graham, whose brother was arguably the biggest foreign policy hawk in the entire Congress, said that national security is far from her strong suit.
She's getting pummeled more than usual from political insiders because she's a Republican relying on nepotism to win a Senate seat, but overall I don't see what the big deal is here. After all, from every account I've seen she handled all the other questions she got at the debate very well and she owned up to her lack of knowledge on Nat'l security instead of making excuses. Then there's the fact that many sitting members of Congress (like AOC) have proven to be total nimcompoops when it comes to matters surrounding nat'l security and/or foreign polocy. That being said, while Darline Graham should certainly start doing some reading and research to up her game on this matter, due to her name recognition in South Carolina alone, I'd be shocked if she loses come November.
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