"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" guest host Ike Barinholtz on Monday joked about the death of Sen.Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., quipping that his sidekick would have a heartfelt tribute to him as well."What a crazy weekend," Barinholtz continued.
‘Mitch McConnell is alive, Lindsey Graham is dead.There's so many opportunities to get Jimmy's show pulled off the air again.
They’re gonna pull it off!"He appeared to be referring to Kimmel’s brief suspension after he had joked about the death of conservative activist and TPUSA co-founder Charlie Kirk after he was assassinated last year."Guillermo, I know you and him, were close friends," Barinholtz added, appearing to joke as if Kimmel’s sidekick Gullermo Rodriguez and Graham were friends."You hosted fundraisers for him at the Dave & Busters in Charleston.
And I know you've prepared some heartfelt remarks.Do you want to share them with all of America right now?"LINDSEY GRAHAM, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR WHO ROSE FROM SMALL-TOWN ROOTS TO GOP POWER BROKER, DIES AT 71Sen.
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., stands at the U.S.Capitol in Washington, D.C.
(Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)"Maybe later on.Maybe later on.
I'll do it later on, yeah, yeah," Rodriguez said. "Later on.He's emotional, folks.
He’s emotional," Barinholtz joked to the audience.The comments were first noted by NewsBusters' Alex Christy.Graham, 71, died Saturday night.An autopsy performed on Sunday suggested that Graham died from an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
The news stunned Washington, as Graham was one of the body's most active members and was even scheduled to appear on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday morning.FAR-LEFT STREAMER HASAN PIKER CALLS LINDSEY GRAHAM 'BLOODTHIRSTY ODIOUS MONSTER'Sen.Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the Senate Subway at the U.S.
Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Sen.
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