Live Coverage of the Funeral of Lindsey Graham, + Marty O'Donnell of Nevada on His Race for Congress

On today’s edition of The Scott Jennings Show, Scott covers the latest developments from Washington, including the Graham funeral and high-profile White House meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Scott also examines newly released Fauci diaries, the political debate surrounding Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for government-run grocery stores, and the latest headlines shaping the national conversation. Marty O'Donnell joined the show to discuss the closely watched race in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District and its implications for the battle for control of the House. Later, Rebeccah Heinrichs and Brad Todd provided special analysis of the Graham funeral, reflecting on Graham’s legacy and the political significance of the ceremony, with additional coverage available as events unfolded.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The voice of free speech and the truth delivery common
sense for the American people. Welcome to the Scott Jenning Show.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
The Nation says farewell to a patriot. Today will bring
you details of the Capital Rotunda service for the late
Senator Lendsey Graham, and live coverage in the two o'clock
Eastern hour of his funeral at the National Cathedral. Two
events today, and President Trump is expected to speak at
that to eastern service in the National Cathedral. We'll keep

(00:35):
you updated on this sad day in Washington, d C.
Many world leaders are gathered in Washington for the Graham services,
including Zelenski of Ukraine and Netan Yahoo of Israel, and
both were in the Oval Office with Trump this morning
separate meetings. We have the latest on that. Ladies and gentlemen,
Our show today is going to be a little bit fluid.

(00:58):
We're going to track the breaking new, talk to you experts,
and keep you updated on what's happening in Washington. Stay
with us here throughout the day for the best coverage
and analysis.

Speaker 3 (01:08):
Today is Tuesday, July twenty eighth.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
I'm Scott Jennings, broadcasting for Salem, and we come to
you live today from Reno, Nevada, where tonight I will
address the Nevada Public Policy Institute. On this day, eighteen
sixty eight, Secretary of State William Seward certified one of
the most consequential changes ever made to the US Constitution.

(01:32):
He certified the Fourteenth Amendment had been ratified by three
quarters of the states, making it an official part of
our governing document. Why did we need this amendment? The
Civil War had ended, slavery had been abolished, but Southern
states were passing black codes designed to deny newly freed
slaves the basic rights of citizenship. So Congress passed the

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Fourteenth in eighteen sixty six. It declared that no state
could deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without
due process, or deny any person the equal protection of
the laws. But its most important words came first quote
all persons born or naturalized in the United States and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States.

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That sentence overturned the Supreme Court's infamous dread Scott decision,
which had declared that black Americans could not be citizens.
Let's be clear about the history. The amendment was written
after the Civil War to secure citizenship for freed slaves
and their children, not to address illegal immigration, a modern

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crisis the authors could scarcely have imagined. But as the
years war on, those words, born in the United States
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof became the foundation for
birthright citizenship, including for children whose parents had entered the
country illegally. The debate reached the Supreme Court just last month.

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Month by a six to three vote, the Court ruled
that children born here to illegal or temporary immigrants remain
citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment. They struck down an executive
order signed by President Trump earlier this year, an amendment
written to correct one of America's greatest injustices, now sits
at the center of one of America's most contentious debates

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over illegal immigration, and all of it became in force
on this day, July twenty eighth, eighteen sixty eight. In
today's news, Washington, d c. Is at the center of
our conversation. This is perhaps one of the saddest, most interesting,
and consequential days of the Trump presidency. Two of the
world leaders who have come to Washington to pay respects

(03:44):
to Senator Graham have met with President Trump already today
Zolenski and Netanyahu. First up this morning was Zolensky, and
a positive statement is out from the Ukrainian leader following
his talks with President Trump. Here it is, and I
quote Zelensky, a good meeting with President Trump at the
Oval Office. Thank you for everything we do together to

(04:06):
protect the lives of Ukrainians and advance peace. First and foremost,
I offered President Trump our condolences on the passing of
Lindsay Graham. He was a true friend of Ukraine. The
President and I discussed licenses for Patriot interceptor production and
several other ideas that could help. We also spoke about diplomacy.

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It's important that the diplomatic process be reinvigorated. Our teams
will arrange the details of the further communication. I am
grateful to the United States for its firm support. That's
the statement of Voldemir Zelensky after meeting with Donald Trump
in the Oval Office. After that, it was in with
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that meeting has just concluded.

(04:52):
The White House Press Secretary called this and the Zelenski
meetings good and productive. We've seen pictures of both of
the in the oval, everyone's smiling. We saw pictures of
quite a few aids gathered there, military and diplomatic. We
have no video yet, and the President did not take questions.
Taken together, these two meetings represent time spent on foreign

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policy matters that will come to define a good chunk
of President Trump's legacy. President called into Fox News to
start his day this morning. Let's hear some of that
and cut seventeen.

Speaker 4 (05:26):
This is actually a good time to make a deal
for them. If they don't make a deal, then I
go back and I finished the job. But that's going
to take them forever to rebuild. Already, it'll take them
many years to ever to rebuild. And if I go
back and finish up the job, as some people would like.
With the bridges, with the very easy I could take
out most of their bridges in less than an hour,

(05:47):
less than an hour, but you know, it takes them
ten years to build a bridge. Bridges take the longest.
And power plans, for a second, I can knock out
the power plants within one day, all of their power
plants would.

Speaker 2 (05:59):
Be President Trump calling into Fox News, of course, talking
about what might happen next in Iran. So here are
the questions we have today. Can the Russians be repelled
and can diplomacy take hold after three plus years of
bloody fighting in Europe? Can the Iranian terror regime be
subdued and the world assured that these butchers in Tehran

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cannot get a nuclear weapon? And what of the future
of the US Israeli Alliance, the principal partnership right now
fighting for the future of Western civilization, even as much
of the traditional West allows itself to be overrun by
radical Islamists. In the Oval Office today, these matters were discussed,
and the center of it all the American President Donald Trump,

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holding conversations that will be the talk of historians for
years to come. Elsewhere in Washington is those conversations unfolded. Senators, congressmen,
many of our political leaders in both parties paid tribute
to Lindsay Graham in the US capital. The Vice President,
as President of the Senate, spoke to those gathered there

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in the rotunda about his memories. Here's vance cut fourteen.

Speaker 5 (07:11):
I remember on that campaign trail where you know you're
trying to raise money, and one of the ways that
you raise money is you send people to your campaign website,
and I said, Lindsay, before one of these Fox hits
on the campaign trail, I said, Lindsey, could you maybe
mention the website jdvance dot com. And over a four

(07:32):
minute interview he must have mentioned jdvans dot com close
to a dozen times.

Speaker 6 (07:37):
The host would ask.

Speaker 5 (07:38):
How is the weather, and Lindsay would say, well, before
I check the weather, I always go to jdvance dot com.
And in a four or five minute TV appearance, Lindsey
Graham raised us over one hundred thousand dollars. And that
campaign stop was a critical part of me getting elected
to the United States Senate and of course going on

(07:59):
this incredible journey. That was who Lindsey Graham.

Speaker 2 (08:02):
Was humorous anecdote there from the Vice President on a
more serious note, he described Graham as someone who knew
how to work Washington to achieve outcomes Cut thirteen.

Speaker 5 (08:13):
So I choose to remember Lindsey Graham as a man
who could disagree with you without being disagreeable. I choose
to remember Lindsey Graham as a person who could fight
with you on one issue, but fight for you on
another issue. I remember Lindsey Graham as a man who loved.

Speaker 6 (08:31):
People, and because he loved people, he.

Speaker 5 (08:34):
Was willing to reason with him, to respect them, and
ultimately to persuade them.

Speaker 2 (08:42):
Now, later this afternoon two o'clock Eastern, Lindsay Graham's funeral
will began at the National Cathedral in the Hills of
Northwest Washington, d C. We intend to bring you detailed
statements and perha some live coverage of that proceeding as
it unfolds. President Trump is scheduled to speak. We'll keep
an eye on this and we will describe the unvolding
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inside homes and in a damaged shopping mall. Sections of
a major expressway broke apart, Trains in the regional airport

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Here's Scott Jennings.

Speaker 2 (11:25):
It is Tuesday, July twenty eighth. This is common sense
for the American people. And you're listening to this broadcast
on Salem radio stations and the Salem News Channel coast
to coast and worldwide. It is a breaking news edition
of the Scott Jennings Show. We have our eyes on
Washington today. We've had two world leaders in the Oval
Office with President Trump this morning, Zelenski and Nittan Yahoo.

Speaker 3 (11:49):
We have a number of world.

Speaker 2 (11:50):
Leaders and of course most of our political leadership paying
its respects to Senator Lindsey Graham today. There was a
service in the Capitol rotun this morning, and at two
o'clock Eastern they will have his funeral at the National Cathedral.

Speaker 3 (12:04):
Will be paying attention to all of this for you.

Speaker 2 (12:07):
There are other things going on in Washington. You may
have heard well. If you have social media, or if
you watch independent or conservative news sources, you may have
heard about it. If you simply watch the mainstream news,
you may not know about it. Have you heard about
the Fauci Diaries?

Speaker 3 (12:28):
The Fauci Diaries?

Speaker 2 (12:29):
These are the notes that Anthony Fauci was keeping during
the COVID era so many years ago.

Speaker 3 (12:38):
These are out because of Senator.

Speaker 2 (12:40):
Rand Paul continuing to investigate and look into Fauci's decision
making and public statements from during that time. There is
going to be a hearing with Fauci on Capitol Hill
later this week, and I look forward to hearing what
Fauci has to say. But if you read these diaries,
somehow Anthony Fauci looks even worse in his own words

(13:03):
than he did in hours at the time. Now you
have to remember, let's think back together, what were we
told during COVID trust the experts, follow the science. Don't
ask any questions. God forbid you have a question about
any of this if you question the lockdowns, the mandates,

(13:26):
the school closures, or the origin of the virus. It
wasn't enough for the Fauci army to say that you
were merely wrong. You were called dangerous, You were called
a conspiracy theorist. You were called a racist, you were
called an enemy of science itself. No one embodied that

(13:47):
sanctimony more than Anthony Fauci. Now we have the benefit
of knowing what he was writing to himself privately, and
we can compare that to what he was saying publicly.
In January of twenty twenty, Fauci was told by leading
scientists that the virus contained unusual features and that raised

(14:12):
serious questions about whether it had developed naturally. According to
his diary, roughly half the scientists on an early call
thought the virus appeared constructed. Now, that did not prove
that it was a laboratory leak, but it proved the
possibility was credible and that it deserved investigation. But what

(14:35):
did Anthony Fauci tell the American people? He repeatedly dismissed
the lab leak theory as an implausible conspiracy, while presenting
the natural origin theory as though the science were settled.
That's a scandal, not that Anthony Fauci failed to know
everything about a brand new virus. Nobody knew everything. The

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scandal is that privately he he knew there were doubts
from real bona fide qualified scientists, while publicly he denied
the rest of us permission to even ask questions about this.
While Americans were losing loved ones, losing jobs and businesses,
watching their children languish and fall behind. Fauci's diary reveals

(15:24):
a man increasingly fascinated by something else. He was fascinated
by Anthony Fauci. His TV appearances, his press coverage, his
encounters with celebrities, the praise, the parties, the awards, the
extraordinary thrill of becoming the most famous doctor.

Speaker 3 (15:44):
In the world.

Speaker 2 (15:46):
Do you remember the ridiculous magazine cover where he was
sitting by the pool. This is a man who famously
declared attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on science.

Speaker 3 (16:03):
Think of the arrogance of that statement. Science is a method.

Speaker 2 (16:09):
It requires skepticism, testing, transparency, and the willingness to admit error.
But Anthony Fauci turned it into a title, and he
awarded the title to himself. Questioned Fauci, and you were
doing nothing less than questioning science itself. Disagree with Fauci,

(16:31):
and you were spreading misinformation. But if you look through
these diaries, you see that Fauci himself had private concerns,
private conversations, and private doubts that he refused to acknowledge
honestly in the public and the damage this did to
the public health regime in America will take decades, decades

(16:56):
to undo. Thank goodness for Rand Paul for tracking this down.
We'll be following this story for the rest of the
week more after this. Scott Jennings is here on Salem.
It's a breaking news day on the Scott Jennings Show.

Speaker 6 (17:20):
You've heard the narratives, now get the truth. It's the
Scott Jennings Show.

Speaker 2 (17:25):
It is Tuesday, July the twenty eighth. It's a breaking
news edition of common sense for the American people. Scott
Jennings broadcasting live from Reno, Nevada.

Speaker 3 (17:36):
We're going to get to that music.

Speaker 2 (17:37):
In just a moment, it will become important, I promise you,
in just a moment. A quick note of breaking news.
President Trump has announced that he is bringing the sixteen
year old lifeguard to the White House. Have you seen
this video the sixteen year old kid who went out
and saved that person from the rough surf It was

(17:59):
a ten year old boy who had fallen off his
surfboard at Cypress Beach in California, and this lifeguard went
out and heroically saved him. The President has just posted
I'm going to bring the heroic young man in his
family into the White House with perhaps the boy he saved,
to give him a high civilian honor.

Speaker 3 (18:18):
Very brave. He deserves it, President Donald J. Trump. So
good news for that lifeguard.

Speaker 2 (18:23):
He'll get his props from the President of the United States.

Speaker 3 (18:28):
Let's talk a little politics, shall we.

Speaker 2 (18:29):
We are in Nevada and the third Congressional District is
a premier battleground seat this cycle, defined by its razor
thin margins, its large block of nonpartisan or independent voters,
and a split political identity where presidential and congressional outcomes
are sometimes divergent. This district in Nevada covers the southern

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portion of Clark County, including Henderson, parts of Vegas, and
outlying suburban areas. The electric features a very narrow voter
registration advantage for Democrats, but it does have a massive
pool of independent and nonpartisan voters who decide elections. It
is viewed as one of the most competitive swing districts
in the country. The in company is Democrat Susie Lee.

(19:14):
She won reelection by less than three points in twenty
twenty four, while Donald Trump narrowly carod carry the district
that same year. Our next guest is the Republican candidate.
Let's listen to this and cut twenty two.

Speaker 6 (19:29):
Marty o'donald.

Speaker 7 (19:31):
He's earned the endorsement of Governor Lombardo and President Donald Trump.
Marty's an outsider with real world experience to help clean
up Washington and deliver results for Nevada.

Speaker 6 (19:41):
Marty o'donald Republican for Congress.

Speaker 2 (19:45):
And joining us now to discuss the campaign is Marty O'Donnell. Marty,
Welcome into the Scott Jennings Show.

Speaker 8 (19:51):
Scott, thanks so much for having me on. This is
a pleasure.

Speaker 3 (19:55):
Well, I'm glad to have you on today.

Speaker 2 (19:56):
This is a vital district if Republicans intend to buck
the t tide of history and hold the Congressional majority
this November. Now you may have heard we played something
that you are responsible for on the way into this segment.
You have a thirty year career as a composer for
TV commercials and video games, including I suppose the most

(20:19):
famous work is the theme song to the game Halo.
Talk to us about your career in the music industry
and how you came to be part of that.

Speaker 8 (20:28):
I was a music major.

Speaker 9 (20:30):
I was a piano player my whole life, and then
I switched to composition once I went to the Conservatory
and got my bachelor degree in music composition. Then I
went to USC got a master's degree. Then I went
back to Chicago and did what I said I would
never do, which I prostituted my art and I made

(20:51):
TV commercials and jingles for like twenty years.

Speaker 8 (20:54):
So I did things like we are Flintston's Kids ten million.

Speaker 2 (20:57):
Strong and grow Wait came up with the Flintstones Kids vitamins.

Speaker 8 (21:03):
I did commercials.

Speaker 2 (21:04):
Oh my goodness, gracious, well, let me just tell you,
I ate so many of those.

Speaker 3 (21:09):
I ate so many of those as a child.

Speaker 2 (21:11):
I believe that I am immune presently from most diseases
because of the volume of Flintstones vitamins I ate, and
frankly it was just because of the jingle, So I
of course I will credit you with my good.

Speaker 3 (21:23):
Health, Marty.

Speaker 2 (21:24):
That's that's terrific. Okay, keep going, fascinating.

Speaker 9 (21:28):
Well, I also did mister Clean, Mister Clean, a bunch
of mister Street Clean all through your childhood probably also,
so wow.

Speaker 2 (21:36):
Yeah, you were sort of the soundtrack of the eighties
and nineties kids.

Speaker 3 (21:39):
This is amazing.

Speaker 2 (21:39):
I mean you sort of wrote the background noise for
all of us eighties and nineties kids.

Speaker 3 (21:45):
Amazing. All right, keep going, sir, Well.

Speaker 9 (21:47):
I was always a video game player and decided to
get actually into video games once I saw that they
were sort of high res and they did some really
interesting things from a production standpoint. So I worked on
the sequel to Mist, which was called Riven, and then
I worked on games for a little company in Chicago

(22:08):
called Bungeee, and nineteen ninety nine we came up with
the idea for doing Halo, and Bungee was bought by
Microsoft and moved out to Seattle, and the rest is history.
We did Halo in two thousand and one, and then
Halo two and three and odst in Reach. Then we
broke off and made destiny. So yeah, I was involved

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with the game industry for a good quarter century.

Speaker 2 (22:33):
Okay, what you're describing to me is a dream career.
You're a musician, You've made some of the most memorable
jingles in American advertising history, You've made some of the
most memorable video game music in the gaming industry's history,
and now you've traded all that in for politics. And
I think the average person listening across the country today says,

(22:56):
why in the world would you give up such an
amazing life in the private sector to go into politics.
So here's the question for every candidate, why are you
running for this congressional office.

Speaker 9 (23:09):
I'm running because I live in a district where I
have my two daughters and my three grandsons all within
five minutes of my house, and they come over every
weekend and we are a really strong, happy family, and
I just am determined not to have my grandsons grow
up in a district under a nonsense rule. Susie Lee

(23:33):
is a rubber stamp Democrat, and we have a shot
at actually flipping this seat, and I wanted to do
everything possible to do that because I'm a lifelong conservative
and I believe in our constitution and our Republic, and
she doesn't. I cannot believe that, you know, the kinds

(23:54):
of conditions that she's willing to live with, the corruption
that she has. She's made her money trading stocks while
she's in Congress, and I'm determined to see that stop.
And when I offered to help, they actually asked me, well,
why don't you run for Congress? And I guess I
couldn't say no.

Speaker 2 (24:14):
So Marty O'Donnell is our guest. He is running for
Congress in Nevada's third congressional district. It's your first time
running for office, is that right, Marty?

Speaker 8 (24:23):
Well, yeah, I mean I ran in the last cycle.

Speaker 9 (24:26):
I got in very very late into the primary and
there were four of us and we basically kind of
split the Republican primaries.

Speaker 8 (24:33):
And I thought that was it.

Speaker 9 (24:34):
I thought maybe that would be my one shot at
trying something.

Speaker 8 (24:38):
But when I went to Sam Brown, who ran for Senate.

Speaker 9 (24:41):
Here you probably remember, Sam oh Yes asked me to
He said come to the inauguration, and I was like,
that sounds great.

Speaker 8 (24:49):
So I went to the inauguration.

Speaker 9 (24:51):
I was so happy that President Trump became president again
and watching him. You know, you kind of stole this
from me because I remember how important it was to
hear him say that he was a revolution of common sense.
When he said that line, I was just like, that's
what it is. The Democrats represent nonsense and Donald Trump

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and his administration and the Republicans are just going back
to common sense. And it inspired me to say, Okay,
maybe I'll try this again.

Speaker 8 (25:23):
If I can get the line, I will do it.

Speaker 2 (25:25):
That line spoke to so many people, because there's a
lot of people out there, and you have a lot
of them in your district. They're not partisans, they don't
identify with either party. They maybe call themselves independents, maybe
they don't call themselves anything, but they just want common sense.
And you represent Nevada's third district, which has some Vegas
and the Vegas suburbs. And of course, last summer, the

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President and his party pushed and passed the big beautiful bill,
the Working Families Tax cut, in that no tax on tips.
I can't really think of a congressional district in America
where that would have more support or feel more common
sense than anything near or around Las Vegas. And yet
your opponent Susie Lee voted against that. Are you hearing

(26:10):
about that issue from your potential constituents?

Speaker 3 (26:13):
I assume it. It must come up all the time.

Speaker 8 (26:16):
It does.

Speaker 9 (26:17):
It is a slogan or a not a slogan.

Speaker 8 (26:22):
It's a reality that when I go and talk to.

Speaker 9 (26:25):
People and I sometimes when I leave a tip and
I go, well, you know, no tax on tips, and
they're like, that's right. Plus, you know our demographics here,
we have a lot of people who have moved to
Las Vegas to retire.

Speaker 8 (26:39):
So no tax on.

Speaker 9 (26:42):
Security, no tax over time for working people, which is
the majority of people, right, you know, we all know
what it is to work, and then no tax on tips.
It's like, we have so many people who work in
hospitality here. It's a huge thing, which is why President Trump,
you know, unveiled it when he was in Las Vegas.

Speaker 8 (27:04):
It was a very very politically smart thing to do.

Speaker 9 (27:06):
But it's also you hear people all the time talking
about how what a relief it is to have that happening.

Speaker 2 (27:13):
Marty O'Donnell's a Republican candidate in Nevada's third congressional district,
one of the most targeted districts in America.

Speaker 3 (27:20):
And Marty, I was told to ask you.

Speaker 2 (27:22):
You've got a theory and analogy about your philosophy of
government serving the people.

Speaker 3 (27:26):
It's called being nice to the goose. Talk to us
about that.

Speaker 9 (27:29):
Yeah, Well, the goose that lays the golden egg is
the most important thing. And if you think about that tale,
a lot of people think that the most important thing
is not to kill the goose. And I look at
it another way, which is, if you want more golden eggs,
be nice to the goose.

Speaker 8 (27:48):
And the goose in our.

Speaker 9 (27:49):
Country is the working class, the middle class, the small
business owners, families, people who have been laying the golden
egg for our country for the entire duration of our existence.
And the government just cannot be nice to the goose.
And so if we could be nice to the goose,
we're gonna get more golden eggs.

Speaker 2 (28:08):
Again, Marty O'Donnell, you're running for Congress, and this is
a national program, and a lot of our listeners are
interested in what's going to happen in November.

Speaker 3 (28:19):
Can the Republicans hold on.

Speaker 2 (28:20):
If they are to hold on, it's going to be
because someone like you was able to unseat a Democratic
incumbent in this highly targeted district. If folks want to
find you out there, Marty and engage in your campaign,
what's the best way to do Then.

Speaker 9 (28:37):
Best way is to go to martyfocongress dot com. Fo
r Marty four for Congress, martyfocongress dot com sign up. Obviously,
every little bit helps. Seven dollars is a good starting point.
And for those of you who are Halo fans and
Bungie fans, you'll understand the significance of the number seven.

(28:57):
It's a magic number. Three hundred and forty three works.
Also it's seven cube, so that would work. But yes,
that's where you go. That's where you can sign up,
and it's a fun website. And I also have a
YouTube channel where I do a podcast.

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(30:55):
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Speaker 1 (31:00):
Western civilization, One busted, lushtist narrative at a time.

Speaker 6 (31:04):
It's the Scott Jenny Show.

Speaker 2 (31:07):
It is Huesday, July the twenty eighth, the breaking news
edition of Common Sense for the American people. Your anchor
here is Scott Jennings, broadcasting live today from Reno, Nevada.
I am joined, however, in Washington, d C. By Salem
News Channel correspondent Willie Nelson. Willy is positioned at the
National Cathedral where in just a few minutes two o'clock Eastern,

(31:30):
that is the scheduled time for the funeral service for
the late Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. What you're seeing,
if you're watching on the stream here on Salem News Channel,
you're seeing the front of the National Cathedral. You can
see that they are waiting for Willy. Are they waiting
there for the casket of Senator Graham? Is that what

(31:51):
we're looking at?

Speaker 8 (31:52):
Good afternoon, Scott. Great to be here with you.

Speaker 10 (31:55):
I believe actually they're currently waiting for the President to arrive.
A motorcade and just pulled up and I heard Secret
Service saying potus arriving, Potus arriving. So I believe he
is expected to be here any second now.

Speaker 2 (32:15):
So what we're seeing, Willie, thanks for that information. We're
now seeing inside the cathedral, A number of people are
filing in and as you made mentioned, President Trump.

Speaker 3 (32:24):
Is due to address this crowd today.

Speaker 2 (32:26):
Who else are we going to hear from at the funeral.

Speaker 10 (32:31):
We're going to hear today from Sean Hannity. We're also
going to hear from Salem's own Reverend Tony Perkins, as
well as some people in attendance will be the Prime
Minister of Israel Benjamin and Yahu, as well as the
President of Ukraine Zelenski. I was just at the White
House about thirty minutes before this, where the Prime Minister

(32:52):
of Israel and the President met in the Oval Office.
And there's a lot of big people here because the
late senator was really really respected around the world and
had relationships with many different leaders.

Speaker 2 (33:09):
Yeah, he certainly was respected around the world, and there's
a number of international figures who are gathering in Washington today. Now, Willy,
I'm not sure what you can see over your shoulder.
What I'm looking at here on my screen is a
live picture. We have the hearse and it looks like
Senator Graham's casket is being pulled slightly out of the

(33:30):
back of the hearse. This is right in front of
the National Cathedral, and on the stairs of the National
Cathedral we see members of the military standing at attention.
We see and now Willie, actually we're seeing the military
march over towards the casket of Senator Graham.

Speaker 3 (33:47):
Talk to us about that.

Speaker 10 (33:50):
Yeah, so this is something that they do for people
who were in the military, like the Lindsey Senator Lindsay
Graham was. I saw them do this earlier today as well,
in front of the Capital where they brought him up
the steps for a private session for a private memorial
in the rotunda, and the vibe was very, very somber,

(34:14):
and you know, there was people who even showed up
in front to speak about or to show respect and
pay their respect for the late Senator. So, Sally, we
are pushed off right now.

Speaker 2 (34:30):
Absolutely, Yeah, We've got Willie Nelson. He's moving away from
the front of the cathedral. I assume that means President
of the United States is getting near. And we're also
witnessing here and I'm talking it through you here live
on the radio. The casket transfer. So the casket right
now is being withdrawn from the back of the hers.
It was just up at the United States Capitol this morning.

(34:54):
Senator Graham's casket was in the Capitol rotunda. Vice President Vance,
in his capacity as President the Senate, along with many
many senators and congressmen, paid their respects. We heard Vice
President Vance speak this morning. We heard Senate Majority Leader
John Thune speak. That casket then left the Capitol and
came all the way out to northwest Washington. And what

(35:15):
you're seeing here, if you're following along on the stream,
the various members of the military have hold of the casket.
They've withdrawn it from the back of the hearse and
they are now about to bring that up the short
staircase in front of the National Cathedral.

Speaker 3 (35:29):
Willy, what can you see from your vantage? Now?

Speaker 6 (35:33):
I can see.

Speaker 10 (35:36):
A big I see beautiful, a big, beautiful cathedral. To
be honest, this is my first time here, and this
thing looks incredible.

Speaker 8 (35:43):
It's massive.

Speaker 10 (35:44):
I don't know how much the camera can pick up
of it, but this is a really, really nice site
to see.

Speaker 3 (35:51):
Well.

Speaker 2 (35:52):
It's one of the most iconic cathedrals and iconic churches
in the world, certainly in the United States of America. Willie,
while you are there, and we're going to round out
our coverage here this hour, we are seeing the United
States military carry the casket of the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
The flag draped casket is being carried step by step,

(36:14):
one step at a time, up the staircase of the
National Cathedral, not a long staircase, but they'll go in
the front hall and at two o'clock this funeral will commence.
We are going to take a break. When we come back,
we'll have more live coverage of the funeral of Senator
Lindsey Graham here on Salem.

Speaker 3 (36:30):
Stay with us. It is Tuesday, July the twenty eighth.

Speaker 2 (36:33):
You're listening to a breaking news edition, a special edition
of the Scott Jennings Show Common Sense for the American people.
If you're on the radio, we're going to talk through
with you today what's happening inside the National Cathedral, which
is the funeral for the late Senator Lindsey Graham of
South Carolina. If you're watching on the Salem News Channel

(36:55):
video stream, you'll be seeing some live pictures from inside thethedral.
What you're seeing right now is the song Wondrous Love,
which is part of the funeral.

Speaker 3 (37:09):
Procedure. Today.

Speaker 2 (37:11):
There's an entire program of songs and speakers, and those
speakers will include the President of the United States, Donald Trump,
who is in the hall. We now see a procession
of what I believe to be Graham family and associates.

Speaker 3 (37:27):
Coming down the middle aisle.

Speaker 2 (37:28):
By the way, Also in the church along with Trump,
Vice President Vance Eric and Laura Trump, I saw the
Secretary of the Interior Doug Bergham, Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
the Treasury Secretary Scott Besson, one of the President's diplomatic emissary,
Steve Whitkoff.

Speaker 3 (37:48):
Is there.

Speaker 2 (37:49):
All of official Washington, it seems, or most of it
is gathered at the National Cathedral, and some of international.

Speaker 3 (37:56):
Political leadership is there.

Speaker 2 (37:58):
The Ukrainian President Zelenski, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin net Yahoo.
Senator Graham was beloved in a lot of world capitals.
I've got a couple of experts joining me here as
we talk through this funeral service.

Speaker 3 (38:13):
One of them is Rebecca Heinrich.

Speaker 2 (38:14):
She's a fellow at the Hudson Institute. She's the official
national security correspondent of the Scott Jetting Show. The other
is Brad Todd, one of the most experienced Republican operatives
in the country, has done many Senate races and South
Carolina races in his career.

Speaker 3 (38:31):
Rebecca, I want to start with you because of.

Speaker 2 (38:33):
The national security implications of the passing of Lindsay Graham.

Speaker 3 (38:39):
How are you feeling about this funeral today?

Speaker 2 (38:41):
You've got world leaders, You've got the President, you saw
a meet with Zelensky and Netan Yahoo. What kind of
hole does this leave in our foreign policy establishment in Washington,
d C.

Speaker 11 (38:51):
Well, it's a huge hole. I Mean, what Senator Graham
was really notorious for was being able to bridge this
gap between the Senate and the White House, between American
allies and the White House. He was a guy who
believed in the moral dimension of American defense and foreign policy.

(39:14):
He understood that Hutin's Russia was evil, was wrong, that
Ukraine was in the right, that the United States not
only had interests in ensuring that Ukraine could prevail and
push back the Russians and end this war on terms
that were good for Ukraine and US, but he understood
it was right, it was right for the United States

(39:36):
back Ukraine. And so I mean you can just see
by the people who are here at his funeral, I mean,
two nations at war and their leaders really understood that
Senator Graham was an important senator, but he was their friend,
and so he leaves a huge hole I think at
a critical time. And yet I'll end on an optimistic
note because of the work that Senatograhm did, he might

(40:00):
actually get a huge foreign policy win, I would say,
in his honor, and that is if the Congress does
pass the secondary sanctions against the Russians, which of course
is exactly what Senator Graham wanted.

Speaker 2 (40:14):
Brad Todd, senior Republican strategist and fellow colleague over at CNN. Brad,
you've been around Republican politics now for three decades.

Speaker 3 (40:23):
Talk to us about the political.

Speaker 2 (40:26):
Role that Lindsey Graham played in Washington and talk to
us a little bit about the politics in South Carolina
that will unfold in the weeks ahead.

Speaker 3 (40:35):
Well, first off, Lindsey Graham is one of one.

Speaker 12 (40:38):
You know, he was a unique character in that he
had his feet in several camps, which is a true
compliment to somewhat in the United States Senate.

Speaker 3 (40:47):
You know, on the one hand, he worked with Democrats
on a.

Speaker 12 (40:50):
Lot of issues, like he was a big advocate for
the trial bar and for people's ability to file civil litigation.
On the other hand, he was a hawk who Democrats
sort of not get along with on a lot of
foreign policy matters. He was a social conservative, a very
strong pro lifer, and yet on the same time, he
believed presidents had a right to pick their own traditional

(41:11):
nominees if they were qualified. So he voted for Sonya
Soda mayor, he voted for Atlanta Kaigan. He really was
a unique throwback individual. But he's also someone who adapted
to the Trump era.

Speaker 3 (41:23):
In Washington.

Speaker 12 (41:24):
He'd been a strong critic of Donald Trump in twenty sixteen,
ran against him, but he quickly realized that they had
some common goals, and on those common goals, he'd try
to work with him, and all places where they disagree,
he'd try to bring him along, which he certainly did on.

Speaker 3 (41:38):
Ukraine for example.

Speaker 2 (41:40):
Sprad Todd, a senior Republican strategist, also joined by Rebecca Heinrix.
All three of us were watching the opening minutes of
the funeral of Senator Graham at the National Cathedral. We
see the pastors now praying over the casket. Just a
few minutes ago we saw the flag draped casket of
a veteran, of a patriot, Senator Graham brought into the church.

(42:02):
That's now been replaced by a drape that has the
Cross of Christ on it. Rebecca, when you think about
what President Trump is navigating now with Ukraine, with Iran,
and the overall foreign policy legacy of his two terms,
so much of this was wrapped up in his consultations

(42:24):
with Lindsay Graham. To whom will he turn now? You
think in the absence of Senator Graham, and not only
was he a counselor to the president, but he was
a close friend and a trusted ally, where does the
president look for that advice now?

Speaker 11 (42:38):
So I do think that there are other Republican senators
that want what Lindsay Graham wanted, which is a strong
US leadership role in the world, strong American allies, robust
defense budget. And I can just think of some senators
right now, Senator Tom Cotton and who was close to

(42:58):
Lindsay Graham, Ted Crue, Rick Scott, Roger Wicker. I can
list some of these individuals who agreed with Senator Graham
on these things. But the thing that Lindsay Graham really
brought though that was very different was his personality and
the chemistry that he had, I think is how President
Trump would describe it that he had with President Trump.
And he had this charming way about him where he

(43:20):
could very much disagree with a policy that President Trump
was picking up, or a strategy or an approach to
a problem. But Lindsey Graham would not attack the President personally,
of course, and didn't think that that needed to be done.
He didn't think it was helpful, and so he kept
really great personal rapport with him. And that's the question

(43:41):
is who can do that. Now, Who's going to step
in there and try to be this You're not going
to replace Lindsay Graham, but who can help be at
least as sounding board to President Trump, and I appreciate it.
When President Trump has been reflecting on his relationship with
Lindsay Graham, he would say, you know, sometimes Lindsay would
disagree with with me, but he valued hearing his views

(44:03):
because President Trump is not ideological, as you know, Scott.
I mean, he's looking for pragmatic solutions to these complex problems,
and he likes to hear people out. He's got a
very non traditional administration the second term. He doesn't really
have a robust interagency process. He's got a few trusted
individuals who he likes to hear out, and so I
suspect he's going to be looking for maybe another voice here,

(44:26):
and I hope that some of these other senators can
step up and cultivate a good friendship with the president.

Speaker 2 (44:32):
We're seeing live pictures if you're watching on the Salem
News Channel, fee of the inside of the National Cathedral
absolutely packed with Washington's dignitaries, also international dignitaries.

Speaker 3 (44:42):
President is in the room, the Vice President.

Speaker 2 (44:45):
I believe I just saw Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Kavanaugh in there.
Of course, one of Lindsay Graham's most memorable moments came
in the defense of Brett Kavanaugh as the Democrats we're
savaging him in his confirmation process. We're now seeing the
casket of Lindsay go being carried by members of the
United States Military up the center aisle of the National Cathedral.

(45:07):
It is just behind the procession of clergy. As this
funeral service is about to get underway. We're going to
hear from the clergy. We're also going to hear from
the President of the United States. This morning, in the
Capitol rotunda, Lindsey Graham's casket was there. They had a
memorial service, and we heard from Vice President Vance this morning,

(45:29):
who told some humorous stories about Lindsey Graham and also
told some serious stories about the unique role that he played.

Speaker 3 (45:37):
In the Capitol.

Speaker 2 (45:38):
Lindsey Graham was an outcomes based policymaker. Vice President Vance said,
you know, he could fight you hard on one issue,
but fight for you just as hard on another. We're
now seeing the casket just in front of the front
electern and it is being placed on top of the
pedestal as they prepare to do the funeral service. We're

(46:01):
going to keep Rebecca Heinrich and Brad Todd on for
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Speaker 3 (47:06):
Stay with us.

Speaker 2 (47:06):
It is Tuesday, July the twenty eighth, and you're listening
to audio, and if you're following on Salem News Channel,
you're seeing video from inside the National Cathedral where the
funeral services for Senator Lindsey.

Speaker 3 (47:19):
Graham are underway. You're hearing how great Thou art.

Speaker 2 (47:24):
It's been going on for a few minutes now, and
we've been watching the President and Vice President and his
cabinet and the rest of official Washington sing along as
they move along with a program here for Senator Graham.

Speaker 3 (47:35):
I've got a couple of experts.

Speaker 2 (47:37):
On the line with me to talk through what we're
seeing today. Rebecca Heinrich is a national security and foreign
policy expert with the Hudson Institute.

Speaker 3 (47:46):
Rebecca, I know you have a story about Lindsey Graham
that you wanted to share.

Speaker 6 (47:51):
I did.

Speaker 11 (47:52):
I you know, one of the things Lindsey Graham that
people might not be totally familiar with is you really
cared a lot about bringing up the next generation of
national security professionals, especially those of us who are conservative
in our approach, and especially women. And he put a
great care and concern for making sure that we were

(48:13):
encouraged and thought that others were listening to us. And
there was one time when I was at a Republican
National Security and Defense seminar session with Senator Braham, and
I had brought my daughter with me, and the Senator
kind of pulled me aside and said, listen, I don't
want to hear the next two sessions. If you leave

(48:34):
and go do something fun with your daughter, can I
go too? And I said, absolutely, Senator, And so I've
got these great memories where he was encouraging my daughter
to keep with her studies and keep doing what she's doing,
and the two of us went off and got to
ride a horse. We were riding horses out in Wyoming,
and it just struck me as just so kind of

(48:55):
him to pay this particular attention to me and to
my daughter and to let us know that this country
is good, it's worth defending, and you got to have
tough in sometimes, but to keep a good attitude. And
he really was, I think, a happy warrior and gave
so many of us so much encouragement inspiration.

Speaker 2 (49:15):
Rebecca, thank you for that remembrance. Brad Todd is a
senior Republican strategist. You also see him on CNN as well. Brad,
what are your thoughts as you watch this funeral today.
You've been involved in politics and the Republican Party for
a long time, and you know Senator Graham, whether it
was in his own races or campaigning for other people
or hanging out with President Trump. Lindsey Graham was involved

(49:37):
in a great many operations for the Republican Party for
so long.

Speaker 12 (49:42):
Well he was, and Rebecca's story reminds me. You know,
I met Lindsay Graham in nineteen ninety five when he
was a freshman in the US House.

Speaker 3 (49:50):
And Brad can I act he was at Jose Paulis
for just one moment.

Speaker 2 (49:54):
I don't mean to interrupt you, but I think we
may be seeing President Trump. Yes, here's President DONR. Trump
at the light.

Speaker 13 (50:01):
Thank you very much, Vice President Vance, members of the Cabinet,
members of the House and Senate, distinguished guests, Darlene, and
the entire Graham family.

Speaker 14 (50:18):
I love you all.

Speaker 13 (50:20):
Today we gather in the deepest gratitude and profoundest sorrow
to honor a beloved friend, the devoted brother, a respected statesman,
a giant of the United States Senate and a true
American original who left us much too soon, And that

(50:44):
can only be the one and only Lindsey Graham, by
the strength of his steadfast convictions, the force of his
magnetic personality, and the goodness of his noble soul, Lindsay
Rhodes from a small town in rural South Carolina, place
he loved so much to become a constant fixture of

(51:08):
American politics at the highest level and a forced to
be reckoned with all over the world.

Speaker 14 (51:15):
For more than thirty years.

Speaker 13 (51:16):
Nothing of consequence happened in this capital without Lindsay Graham
knowing about it. Nothing of significance happened anywhere in the
world without Lindsey Graham having a view on it, And
no bill became law in the most exceptional republican human
history without Lindsey Graham having essay in it. He was

(51:40):
a man who gave America the full measure of his
good and mighty heart until that heart itself just gave out.

Speaker 14 (51:51):
But even though Lindsay's life.

Speaker 13 (51:53):
Was cut short, well, he was still so full of
vim and vigor. There can be no doubt that he
lived absolutely to the fullest. He died doing the work
he was born to do. He was truly a great
politician serving the country he loved to serve so deeply

(52:16):
he went out of the peak of his career. Write
down game is a legend that has won of us.
Many of us here today blessed to.

Speaker 2 (52:26):
Know you're listening to live coverage of the funeral service
for Senator Lindsay Graham taking place at the National Cathedral.
That voice, of course, you know it, that's President United
States Donald J. Trump, eulogizing his friend, the late Senator Graham.
We're going to take a break and pick up the
President's remarks when we come back. This is a special
edition of The Scott Jenning Show, The Funeral of Lindsey Graham.

Speaker 6 (52:47):
Statement common sense for the American people. This is the
Scott Jenning.

Speaker 2 (52:51):
Show, and it's a breaking news edition of the Scott
Jenning Show as we cover the funeral of Lindsey Graham,
the late Senator from South Carolina. His funeral service is
underway at the National Cathedral in Washington, d C. And
we resume coverage now and at the lectern eulogizing his
good friend is the President of the United States Donald J.

Speaker 6 (53:09):
Trump.

Speaker 13 (53:10):
Ten year old sister, Darlene an orphan, but in God's mercy,
she had her wonderful brother to take care of her.
On top of it all, Lindsay became her guardian while
still in college and helped raise her. He later said
that for all his achievements, and he had many, his
single proudest accomplishment in life was how well Darlene turned out.

Speaker 14 (53:36):
He had total respect and love for Darlene.

Speaker 13 (53:41):
Nothing could be more fitting than that woman who was
Lindsay's proudest legacy now continues his legacy of service in
the US Senate place that he cherished, and I have
no doubt that he's.

Speaker 14 (53:56):
Looking down today beaming with.

Speaker 13 (53:58):
Pride at his sister, Senator Darlene Graham.

Speaker 7 (54:03):
Thank you.

Speaker 13 (54:04):
Senator Lindsay first stormed into Washington with the Republican Revolution
of nineteen ninety four, becoming the first Republican to win
his house district in one hundred and twenty years.

Speaker 14 (54:17):
That was Lindsay.

Speaker 13 (54:19):
In twenty oh two, he ran for the Senate in
what should have been a loss, and he swept to
an easy victory. Lindsay quickly became a master at maneuvering
in one of the world's great legislative bodies.

Speaker 14 (54:36):
He secured record funding for our military.

Speaker 13 (54:38):
As a Budget Committee chairman, he delivered the largest investment
in border security in history. And last year he shepherded
the passage of the largest Hax cuts in American history.
The Great, Big, Beautiful Bill had a lot of Lindsey
goodies in there too, I can tell you. And of

(54:59):
course he was also a great champion of the United
States Supreme Court. His impassioned defense of a wonderful person,
a great gentleman, Justice Kavanaugh, ended a disgraceful attack on
this very good man and gave us one of the
greatest moments the Senate has ever seen. It was a

(55:20):
truly monumental moment in Senate history. I believe it was
Lindsay's perhaps finest hour. But no matter how heated things
got in Washington, virtually everyone Republican or Democrat liked Lindsay.

Speaker 14 (55:39):
Well, not everybody, but he sounds good. Not everybody.

Speaker 13 (55:43):
He was a tough cookie, Okay, I have to be
I have to vere from this versa. He was a
tough cookie, darling, but he was beautiful. But he was
also ready with a joke and a gleam.

Speaker 14 (55:55):
In his eye.

Speaker 13 (55:56):
After being lectured on the excruciating details of in law
by a fellow senator during a flight, Lindsay declared that
he had discovered a new form of enhanced interrogation and
torture for the Quantownamo Bay area.

Speaker 14 (56:16):
He said, this is really bad stuff and boring.

Speaker 13 (56:20):
And while he was an incredibly hard worker, he was
not exactly an early riser, as.

Speaker 14 (56:26):
Many of you know.

Speaker 13 (56:27):
When Senator Tim Scott, a great gentleman in his own right,
I can tell you, invited him to prayer breakfast at
eight thirty am, Lindsay told him, Tim, if Jesus himself
comes back before.

Speaker 14 (56:41):
Ten am, I ain't going yet. While he was always
quick to laugh and.

Speaker 13 (56:48):
No one ever doubted the gravity of his mission, above all,
Lindsey Graham believed in a strong America, wanted a strong America.
He had unwavering faith in the righteousness of American power
and prayer. And he was extremely hawkish. I will tell
you he never saw a war that he didn't like.

(57:10):
Only his true friends would understand that. But he wanted
it for the good of our country. He felt in
his bones that our destiny is to win, and that
his job was to do everything he could.

Speaker 14 (57:21):
To ensure our enemies would lose.

Speaker 13 (57:24):
It was this conviction that led him to serve thirty
three years in uniform in the Air Force and Air
Force Reserves and Air National Guard even while he was
in office. And it was this conviction that took him
as a senator to almost every country on Earth, confronting
America's adversaries and standing up for America's friends. He had

(57:48):
tremendous friendships all over the world. It's a testament to
his towering impact that among those mourning him here today
our leaders, presidents, prime ministers from all over the globe
sitting right here before you. Lindsay met countless world leaders,
yet wherever he went, he was always the same Lindsay Graham.

Speaker 14 (58:10):
When he met Libyan dictator.

Speaker 13 (58:14):
Momar Kadaffi in a tent in the desert, he told
him I expected something out of the Arabian nights. This
looks more like a Winnebago. That was not a good
statement to make at the time. And when he met
the Dali Lama, Lindsay looked him straight into the eyes
and said, so, can you really levitate? And Dali Lama

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was not happy with that. But no matter how high
he rose. He never forgot where he came from. There's
probably not a single town in South Carolina where Lindsay
did not help repair a bridge, expand to school, and
prove a hospital, or recover from a disaster. He was
a force of nature and I will miss him greatly.

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As you remember, Lindsay and I did not exactly get
off to the best of starts running against each other.
Back in twenty sixteen, Lindsay said something rather nasty on
his flight to becoming the next president of the United States.
So naturally I did something that I shouldn't have done.

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I shared his personal cell phone number with the millions
of people that happened to be watching that particular day.
As I made a speech, a very important speech, and
I remember the number two two two two eight two
nine two, if anybody wants to give it a shot,
his phone exploded. He said, I had that number for

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twenty years, his phone totally. I don't know what he
did with it, but it exploded. That was the beginning
of a friendship in a way, But it was Lindsay
who had the last lap because while I blew up
his phone. Oh, for one day, we became great friends
and Lindsay, he did not stop calling me for the
next ten years.

Speaker 14 (01:00:02):
It was not he's.

Speaker 13 (01:00:05):
I always cherished the memories of our golf games, and
only because of his really, and I will say this
memorial service is so hard to say, a memorial service,
or Lindsay, it's hard to say, but I'll admit that
one time Lindsay Graham and Anoka Sorensen actually beat me

(01:00:26):
and Gary Player together. Can you believe that Anaka played
very well that day? Actually, But right to the end,
Lindsay carried it his golf bag, the putter that once
belonged to his dad, and he carried it with him
with class and with a ring that was so beautiful
of his mother. And they were laying right at his

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bedside the night he died. They were there, had him
with him at all times. From that pool hall where
his parents raised him, to the halls of the United
States Senate, where he was respected and loved, the son
of South Carolina became one of the most important men
in the most important country on earth. In a city

(01:01:09):
where politicians often become jaded and Seneca, Lindsey Graham never
lost the old fashioned American idealism that brought him to
the highest levels of.

Speaker 14 (01:01:21):
Government and life.

Speaker 13 (01:01:23):
He took his duty seriously without taking himself too seriously.
He was unwavering in his principles, but always willing to listen.
He always wanted to listen. And one thing about Lindsay
that we all know he never quit. You wanted him
to quit, You waited for him to quit, but he
would never quit.

Speaker 14 (01:01:46):
And the American.

Speaker 13 (01:01:47):
People, if you shared that view, you had a friend
in Lindsay. If you didn't share it, there was no
fiercer or more constant opponent. Our nation needs.

Speaker 14 (01:01:59):
More men and women.

Speaker 13 (01:02:02):
Like that great person sitting laying wherever he may be.
I think I know where he is, and I think
he's up there.

Speaker 14 (01:02:11):
I think he's watching us. I'm pretty sure of it.

Speaker 13 (01:02:15):
Scripture tells us that blessed is the man who remains
steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test,
he will receive the crown of life. For seventy one years,
Lindsey Graham was strong and steadfast as a brother, a senator,
a warrior, and a patriot. He withstood every last test,

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every single test that you can go through in every trial.
And now he wears the crown of life and heaven,
reunited with his parents and reunited with his Lord. I
end by saying something very very special.

Speaker 14 (01:02:58):
Lindsey. We love you, God bless you.

Speaker 13 (01:03:01):
We will always be with you, and you were very
very special.

Speaker 14 (01:03:06):
Thank you, Thank you very much.

Speaker 3 (01:03:10):
You've been listening to President Donald J.

Speaker 2 (01:03:13):
Trump delivering the eulogy for his good friend Lindsey Graham,
whose funeral service is underway at the National Cathedral in Washington,
d C. This is Scott Jennings anchoring live coverage of
the funeral of Lindsay Graham and talking today about his life,
his patriotism, his service to our country, what he meant

(01:03:36):
to the Republican Party, what he meant to our national
foreign policy. It is a sad day in Washington, as
you saw the president. If you're watching any video coverage
of this on the Salem News Channel or on other
news channels, and you'll see the President sitting solemnly and
his pew.

Speaker 3 (01:03:56):
He looked sad.

Speaker 2 (01:03:58):
Lindsey Graham was more than just a political ally of
the president. They were close friends, and the President made
no secret of the fact that he loved Lindsay Graham
and that they played golf together and they enjoyed a
lot of personal interactions together, and I think he considered

(01:04:19):
Lindsay Graham almost like a member of the Trump family.
Most of the President's cabinet is gathered in the National Cathedral.
We've also seen other luminaries from official Washington in there,
and we have seen world leaders in Washington, d C. Today,
both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan Yahoo is in the

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National Cathedral and Voldemir Zolensky, the President of Ukraine. Of course,
Lindsey Graham was a staunch advocate for both what Israel
is doing to rid the world of the Iranian terror
regime and what Zelenski is doing to repel the rush

(01:05:00):
An invasion in his country. Again, this is live coverage
of the funeral service for Lindsey Graham. We're going to
take a break and when we come back, we'll talk
a little bit more as we wrap up the show
about this funeral going on in Washington, DC right now.

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Speaker 6 (01:06:35):
With us the Voice of Reason Common sense for the
American people. This is the Scot Jenny Show.

Speaker 2 (01:06:43):
And we are in live coverage today of the funeral
of Senator Lindsey Graham going on at the National Cathedral
in Washington, d C. We just heard the President of
the United States wrap up his eulogy, and the next
speaker is the host on Fox News good friend Lindsay Graham,
Sean Hannity, Let's listen to a little bit of.

Speaker 15 (01:07:02):
That Darley and his family.

Speaker 6 (01:07:05):
I loved him so much.

Speaker 15 (01:07:07):
You know, many of you know that I speak for
a living and President Trump often reminds me that I
kind of never stopped talking, whether on air or off air.
And while it is an honor to be standing in
this place today, I simply wish that our dear friend lindsay.

Speaker 6 (01:07:28):
We're here with us, as all of you do.

Speaker 15 (01:07:32):
He would have been so proud, he would have been
so honored, mister President, that you were here, Mister Vice President,
that you were here. I see, the Secretary of State
is here, I see, the entire cabinet is here. Thank you,
all of you, each and every one of you. Chief
of Staff is here, Steve Woodkoff is here. See everybody,
we are here to say goodbye, as the President said,

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to a true original, there was nobody like Lindsay. Nobody
he loved being a US senator. He loved representing the
great state of South Carolina. He worked harder, He traveled
more than any senator I ever knew. I couldn't believe
his travel schedule. And he was just a force of

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nature in a good way for good reasons. Nobody visited
more war zones, Nobody met with more active duty troops.
Nobody loved, with the exception perhaps of our President, our
military more. And that included the decades of service that
he served himself, both on active duty and in the reserves,

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to our nation's warriors. I have a message to you today.
He was so so grateful to all of you for
putting your lives on the line for your country.

Speaker 14 (01:08:51):
Nobody admired you more.

Speaker 15 (01:08:54):
Now I want to say, for the record, Lindsay and
I did not always agree.

Speaker 8 (01:08:57):
Not on everything.

Speaker 15 (01:08:59):
We could disagree and we could remain friends, and we
remain friends for decades. We had similar backgrounds. This may
shock some of you. We both in different ways. We
both grew up in a bar, you know. I started
working at twelve washing dishes till two three in the morning,
and I was a cook at thirteen. At seventeen, I

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was tending bar. Lindsey, as the President mentioned, and a
bartender at seventeen, and his father, Darlene you know, as
you know, he ran a bar, he ran a liquor store,
he ran a pool room. And it's amazing what life
lessons you can learn in that environment. By the way,

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not all of them are really good lessons. I can
tell you that we did laugh about it constantly. We
shared stories always, and yes I shouldn't admit this, in
the National Cathedral, we could still curse like we were
behind a bar. Lindsey does hold a couple of records
that I don't think will ever be broken on the

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Fox News channel. And number one was how freely he
would use certain words on my show, in particular now
in this beautiful cathedral.

Speaker 6 (01:10:15):
I will not repeat them.

Speaker 15 (01:10:16):
But his first record was on how many different occasions
those words would come flying out of his mouth.

Speaker 6 (01:10:24):
That was record one.

Speaker 15 (01:10:26):
Record number two is how many times could he say
it in a single appearance. I did show a montage
on my show about this, and I will selfishly admit
that when a US senator utters certain words on National TV.
It is really mister President, you'll appreciate this. It is
great for ratings, and Senator Graham was great for ratings

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because people listened to him. He drew you in. He
had that passion to draw you in. So for that
I was very grateful. Lindsey also is well known on
my TV show. He was a shameless help promoter. I
don't think any one person ever said Lindsey Graham dot
com more than Lindsey Graham. And then he'd called me

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hours later and tell me how much money he raised
on my show that night, and over and over. If
he were here today, I'm sure he would not miss
a chance to say, Darlenegraham dot com.

Speaker 2 (01:11:25):
I'll se be listening to live coverage for the re
funeral service for Lindsey Graham taking place in the National
Cathedral in Washington, d C. I'm Scott Jennings anchoring our
coverage here for Salem. Earlier today, the President of the
United States eulogized his good friend Lindsey Graham. And that
voice you were just hearing is Sean Hannity, of course,
who you know from Fox News. It's been a sad

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day in Washington, but a day to remember an American patriot,
someone who stood up for the idea that America was
a force for good in the world, and who stood
up for the defense of Western civilization. Speed to our
friend the late Senator Lindsey Graham. We'll conclude the show now.
We'll be back tomorrow. Thank you for listening to common

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sense for the American people. I'm Scott Jennings.

Speaker 3 (01:12:09):
See you tomorrow.