'Yikes': Critics Flabbergasted by Darline Graham's Debate Flub

A basic question about national security turned into a viral moment for the South Carolina senator... and not in a good way.

Senate Darline Graham—sister of the late Lindsey Graham—had a debate performance so poor it should leave the GOP even less sure about her than they already were. Graham appeared on the debate stage Tuesday evening with her runoff opponent, Representative Ralph Norman. “Senator, are Taiwan and the South China Sea nation

August 19, 2026 8:29 AM ET Republican interim South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham stumbled through a national security question Tuesday night during the state’s GOP Senate primary debate.Darline Graham, who is running to replace her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, faltered when Newsmax host Greta Van Susteren pressed

Sen. Darline Graham, running in South Carolina's runoff election, stumbled over a foreign policy question during a debate Tuesday night

‘Yikes’: Critics Flabbergasted By Darline Graham’s ‘Idiocracy’ Debate Moment  HuffPost

Darline Graham said national security is “not my thing” during a debate one week before South Carolina’s GOP Senate runoff.