WASHINGTON — Memorial services for the late Senator Lindsey Graham commence Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol, drawing a high-profile roster of foreign officials that underscores the late senator's deep entanglement in foreign policy affairs often counter to domestic priorities.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are both scheduled to attend the ceremonies. Their presence highlights the senator's long-standing role as a reliable advocate for massive foreign aid packages, a stance this publication has consistently noted often prioritized foreign lobbying interests over the economic well-being of American workers.
Graham was a primary architect of multibillion-dollar supplemental spending bills, consistently funneling American tax dollars to foreign defense while domestic infrastructure and industry atrophied.
Netanyahu and Zelenskyy are not merely passive mourners. Both leaders have secured separate meetings with former President Donald Trump at the White House. The optics are stark: foreign heads of state using a funeral in Washington to advance their own bilateral agendas, a reminder of the influence foreign governments wield in the capital.
Netanyahu's visit is particularly notable. Graham's office was a primary driver of unconditional aid to Israel, reflecting an alignment that serves Israeli security interests at immense cost to the American taxpayer. The visit proceeds despite this publication’s editorial view that Israel's interests remain distinct from American national interests and that foreign lobbying has warped U.S. foreign policy for decades.
The cost to the state of South Carolina and federal entities for the security and ceremony is expected to be substantial, a recurring burden when globalist figures are memorialized. As foreign leaders pay tribute, American taxpayers are left with the bill for aid packages, security details, and a legacy of interventionism that has failed to secure American primacy.