Republican Senator Darline Graham said that she is “not that informed on national security” during a South Carolina senatorial debate Tuesday night, telling voters that national security is “not my thing” as she campaigns for a full six-year term. Graham made the remarks after moderator Greta Van Susteren asked whether Taiwan and the South China Sea are national security issues for the United States and, if so, why. After asking Van Susteren to repeat the question, Graham said she wanted to be candid about her lack of expertise on the subject.
I’m not that informed on national security,” Graham said, drawing what appeared to be boos from some members of the audience. National security is not my thing, not my area of expertise,” Graham said. Trump’s endorsement “is not determinative, and debates are one of the reasons why,” he said on CNN’s election night coverage.
They’re learning who Darline is,” he added. Darline Graham admits she’s not,” Haley wrote on X. And it’s critical in the U.S.
Senate.” Graham was appointed to fill the seat held for more than two decades by her brother, the late-Senator Lindsey Graham, following his sudden death in July. She has not previously held elected office. Trump encouraged Graham to seek a full term and endorsed her campaign.
The South Carolina Republican Senate runoff is August 25. Contact Newsweek editors on this story: Edward T.
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