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The unexpected death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has inspired a lot of conspiracy theories from supporters of President Donald Trump \u2014 but one conservative suspects those theories will not have a long shelf-life.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA prominent 71-year-old can\u2019t just die of cardiovascular disease these days. Instead, judging by some people\u2019s reactions to the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), there has to be a hidden hand at play,\u201d wrote The Bulwark\u2019s Will Sommer on Monday. He mentioned that right-wing activist Laura Loomer speculated Graham was assassinated either by Russia, for his staunch support of Ukraine, or by Iran, for his consistent backing of Israel. Loomer also speculated that Tucker Carlson, a former Trump supporter who has since turned on the president, might also be ripe for investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cLindsey Graham dying out of the blue like this doesn\u2019t make any sense at all,\u201d conservative activist Matt Van Swol argued in a post shared by Trump\u2019s former press secretary Sean Spicer.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd on it went,\u201d Sommer added. \u201cConservative columnist Marc Thiessen suggested that Graham, who recently visited Ukraine, might be just the latest Putin foe to fall victim to an assassination. (Graham apparently died of an aortic dissection, and Thiessen was commenting on a post noting that \u2018Graham has dealt with blood pressure issues since his 40s. His father also died of cardiac arrest at age 69.\u2019) Former CBS News reporter-turned-conspiracy theorist Lara Logan, meanwhile, is dabbling in numerology, scrutinizing the timing of Donald Trump\u2019s posts about Graham\u2019s death to see if they hold clues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sommer also mentioned that billionaire Bill Ackman joined in the conspiracy theories, and that even Trump\u2019s FBI Director Kash Patel said the senator\u2019s death could be a crime and may warrant bureau investigation. Yet the problem, Sommer added, is that conspiracy theories about Graham’s death tend to be pro-Israel and pro-Ukraine by blaming Iran or Russia, even though the far right-wingers who indulge in conspiracy theories tend to be anti-Israel and pro-Russia<\/p>\n

\u201cBarring developments in an FBI investigation into Graham\u2019s death, it seems unlikely to become a MAGA touchstone,\u201d Sommer added. \u201cMore likely is that the movement will rather quickly move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He concluded, \u201cPerhaps that\u2019s the ultimate insult to the legacy of Graham, who was ridiculed by Trump just a day after his death for backing away from his criticisms of the January 6th insurrection: Even the conspiracy theorists won\u2019t be moved by him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats, by contrast, have responded to Graham\u2019s death by either expressing condolences or voicing contempt. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) wrote that he would remember Graham for \u201chis sense of humor and how he deployed it to move his policy positions forward,\u201d while Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said that \u201ceven though we disagreed on much, he was always willing to negotiate, with humor and wit,\u201d also writing that \u201cmy heart goes out to his loved ones.\u201d Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) posted that he was \u201cgrateful I had the chance to work with Lindsey, including several international trips working on foreign policy.\u201d<\/p>\n

By contrast Thomas Lecaque, associate professor of history at Grand View University, wrote that \u201cI don\u2019t give a f that Graham used to be friends with Democratic senators. He was a bloodthirsty b\u2014\u2014 who cheered the killing of Muslims and sold his soul to the fascists to be able to push it more effectively. I don\u2019t care about any other part of him: his choices caused mass death. That\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brandon Friedman, the co-founder of Rakkasan Tea Company and an Iraq War veteran, posted that \u201cwhat I\u2019ll remember most about Senator Graham is how he sent my friends to die in an unnecessary war in Iraq.\u201d Princeton University historian Kevin Kruse said that he will most remember Graham for when he \u201cthrew an angry tantrum in defense of a SCOTUS nominee credibly accused of rape.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kruse added, \u201cDid you all have a good collegial chuckle over that?\u201d<\/p>\n

Graham had a reputation for being a moderate Republican before becoming a staunch Trump supporter. The South Carolina unexpectedly died at the same time that former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, has raised eyebrows for his prolonged absence.<\/p>\n

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