Sen. Lindsey Graham Dead at 71 as Replacement Scramble Begins, Missouri Camp Rescue: AM Update 7/13

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**Megyn Kelly** (0:32)
Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Monday, July 13th, 2026 And this is your AM update.

**Donald Trump** (0:39)
He sounded a little tired, but perfect. But a little bit tired. So we thought we might even meet today. And then that was it.

**Megyn Kelly** (0:47)
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, unexpectedly passing away on Saturday night. Mr. Graham's death narrowing the Republican majority in the Senate as South Carolina readies for the fast-moving process to fill his seat.

**Ryan Benedict** (1:01)
When the waters came up, campers, cars, they just got swept away.

**Megyn Kelly** (1:07)
More than 200 children and counselors airlifted from a Missouri summer camp as historic flooding triggers hundreds of rescues across the state. And former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly planning to divorce her cross-dressing husband, according to her mom. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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US. Senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham, dying Saturday evening after what his office describes as quote, a brief and sudden illness. The longtime Republican politician was just 71 years old. Emergency crews responding shortly before 8:30 p.m. Saturday night to a report of chest pains at Senator Graham's Washington, DC home, a few blocks south of the US. Capitol. Dispatch audio indicating crews initially found the door locked, receiving no answer, forcing their way inside before reporting a cardiac arrest and beginning CPR. Mr. Graham's office releasing a statement last night indicating the senator suffered an aortic dissection caused by underlying cardiovascular disease. In other words, the senator suffering a tear in the inner layer of his heart's main artery. Town hall reporter Dustin Grage citing a South Carolina source who claims Graham struggled with blood pressure problems dating back to his 40s and noting the senator's father died from cardiac arrest at 69
Senator Graham returning to Washington Saturday after meeting one day earlier with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during Graham's tenth visit to Ukraine since the war with Russia began in February 2022 He was scheduled to appear yesterday morning on NBC's Meet the Press, President Trump calling into the program instead.

**Donald Trump** (3:55)
What makes it even stranger is that I got a call last night sometime in, you know, the early evening, maybe in the sevens, and he called and he said, we're all set for the Save America Act. He was pushing the Save America Act like crazy. He got back, said he just landed from Ukraine. I said, that's a long trip to make. He said, he sounded a little tired, but perfect, but a little bit tired. I had a right to be.
I mean, he was a worker. No, he was really a worker, but he sounded great, actually. But he was, he actually said he was tired, but he wanted to pass the Save America Act. And I said, well, we're going to get it done, Lindsey. We're going to get it done. I'll see you like soon. We thought we might even meet today. And then that was it.

**Megyn Kelly** (4:39)
The two recently becoming close political allies after beginning as bitter rivals. Senator Graham turning into one of the president's most enthusiastic defenders, frequently playing golf with him and earning a reputation on Capitol Hill as the Trump whisperer.