President Donald Trump joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on July 28, 2026, to attend the funeral service for the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
The service at the Washington National Cathedral followed a ceremony at the US Capitol for Graham, who died on July 11 at the age of 71.
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Foreign leaders attended to honor the senator while seeking continued diplomatic and military support from the administration.
During his eulogy, Trump reflected on his tumultuous political relationship with Graham, recalling an incident from the 2016 Republican presidential primary campaign.
"Lindsey 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.
I shared his personal cell phone number with the millions of people that happened to be watching that particular day," Trump said.
Trump explained that his action came after Graham publicly criticized his comments regarding former Senator John McCain.
During a campaign rally in Ames, Iowa, in July 2015, Trump read Graham's private phone number aloud to the audience, prompting Graham to publicly question whether to switch to a new mobile device.
"His phone totally – I don't know what he did with it – but it exploded," Trump said.
The president noted that despite the public dispute, the incident ultimately laid the foundation for a decade-long partnership.
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