Trump says Lindsey Graham's sister should be interim South Carolina senator

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham stands with his sister Darline Graham Nordone after formally announcing his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in his hometown Central, South Carolina June 1, 2015. REUTERS/Christopher Aluka Berry/File Photo

WASHINGTON, ⁠July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump ‌said on Monday that he had recommended ​Lindsey Graham's sister ⁠to fill ⁠the late South Carolina ⁠senator's ‌seat on an ⁠interim basis.

"I recommended, to ​Governor ‌Henry McMaster, Lindsey ⁠Graham’s ​wonderful sister, Darline, to serve ⁠as interim Senator ​from the Great State of South Carolina. ⁠This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, ​who loved ⁠her dearly!" he ​wrote ‌on Truth Social.

(Reporting ​by Ismail Shakil, Katharine Jackson)