Trump calls Graham "beloved friend" and "American original" in eulogy

Graham will be buried Wednesday in his home county of Pickens, South Carolina, at Mount Zion Cemetery. A private family burial will take place there.

The service concluded and Graham's casket was carried out of the cathedral. The service lasted a little over two hours.

Emillie Boggs Roberts thanked the audience for being there, saying the outpouring of love has been "deeply healing."

"I know Lindsey would be so thankful for the kindness that you have shown to his family," she said.

"Lindsey was without a doubt a family man," she continued. "His world revolved around my mother, his family, and those he considered such, like his lifelong friends, colleagues, staff, and the citizens of South Carolina."

She said Graham was a busy man, but no matter what, he picked up when his sister called.

Hannity also highlighted Graham's fierce defense of Kavanaugh during his confirmation process in 2018, when he faced a decades-old accusation of sexual misconduct. Kavanaugh said at the time that he "categorically and unequivocally" denied the allegations. Graham lashed out at Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee over their handling of the accusations, telling them the hearing had devolved into "the most unethical sham since I've been in politics."

Hannity said of the hearing, "The world got to witness my friend, the person that I knew, in action, and they got to see him at his absolute best," adding that "he unloaded on those that were being unfair and brutal to your family and to you, and I believe it was his finest moment, as the president mentioned, as a U.S. senator."

Kavanaugh and his wife, Ashley, are in attendance at Graham's funeral service.

Fox News host Sean Hannity called it an "honor" to be eulogizing Graham, but said he wished the late senator were with him.

Noting the presence of Mr. Trump, Vice President JD Vance and members of the president's Cabinet, Hannity said Graham would be "proud" to have them in attendance.

"We are here to say goodbye to a true original," Hannity said. "There was nobody like Lindsey Graham. Nobody."

Hannity said while he and Graham disagreed on many issues, they had similar backgrounds that helped shape them and teach them valuable lessons.

The Fox News host said Graham set records on Fox News for his colorful on-air language and self-promotion, always directing viewers to his website.

"Lindsey was a man driven by principle. God. Family. Country," Hannity said, adding that he and the late senator "laughed often," including about some of those in attendance at his funeral service.

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