US Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday. His death created an opening in South Carolina's Senate seat.

Trump wants South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to fill it. Trump recommended Darline Graham Nordone take the seat.

She is Lindsey Graham's sister. Trump called the appointment a fabulous tribute to Graham.

Graham's Senate term was set to end in early January. His death has led South Carolina Republicans to prepare for a special election.

They need to choose his permanent replacement. Graham was born in Central South Carolina in 1955.

His parents died while he was still in school. He became the caretaker of his younger sister Darline.

He later adopted her. Doctors say Graham died from a rupture in his aorta.

Hardened arteries likely caused the rupture. Graham had just returned from a trip to Ukraine before he died. He met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.