Lindsey Graham (born July 9, 1955, Seneca, South Carolina, U.S.) is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and began representing South Carolina the following year. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–2003). Lindsey Olin Graham (/ ɡræm / GRAM; born July 9, 1955) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from 2019 to 2021. In an explicit warning to India, China and Brazil, US Senator Lindsey Graham has cautioned that President Donald Trump plans to enforce hefty tariffs on nations that keep importing oil from Russia. In a recent Fox News interview, Graham said: “Trump is going to impose tariffs on people that buy Russian oil—China, India, and Brazil," arguing that the countries were helping fund the war in Ukraine as they accounted for around 80 per cent of Russia’s crude exports. “If you keep buying ... US Senator Lindsey Graham warned countries including India, China, and Brazil for purchasing oil from Russia. He said under Donald Trump’s leadership, these countries may face heavy tariffs for buying oil from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
