
U.S. President Trump has campaigned for Nordorn, a political novice, to support her bid for the Senate seat of her late brother Graham. This campaign is regarded as a litmus test of the White House's political influence before the November midterm elections.
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Graham died suddenly of heart problems in July, forcing a by-election for the Senate seat. Republican South Carolina Governor McMaster immediately appointed Nordorn to serve as interim senator.
(Central News Agency, Laurel Bank, South Carolina, Comprehensive Foreign Reports on the 21st) U.S. President Trump today campaigned for political novice Darline Graham Nordone, supporting her bid for the Senate seat of her late brother Lindsey Graham.
Reuters reported that the campaign is seen as a litmus test for the White House's political influence ahead of the November midterm elections.
Trump's rally in South Carolina built momentum for Nordorn. Nordorn is seeking to restore her image. She did not perform satisfactorily in answering a basic foreign policy question during the party's primary runoff debate on the 18th of this month. Her opponent is Congressman Ralph Norman.
Her brother Graham, a personal political ally of Trump, died suddenly of a heart problem in July, forcing a by-election for his Senate seat. Trump immediately expressed support for his sister's replacement. Republican South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed her to serve as acting senator on an interim basis.
Graham is one of the foreign policy leaders in the Republican Party. Nordorn's performance was particularly contrasting when asked about issues related to relations between the United States and Taiwan during the debate on the 18th of this month.
Nordorn surprised the audience with her response, saying: "I'll be honest. I don't know that much about national security issues."
"National security is not my strong point," Nordorn admits. Her career has focused primarily on serving people with disabilities.
Trump dismissed Nordorn's debate response before flying aboard Air Force One, the presidential plane, to a rally in South Carolina today, praising it as a "very honest answer."
Trump said at Joint Base Andrews: "What she cares about is living prices, food prices, beef prices. These have not been areas of concern in the past, but she has very good people around her." Trump also said: "She will act according to the wishes of the military, and actually will act according to the wishes of the president."
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