Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2026
Remarks During a Telerally for South Carolina Republican Senatorial Candidate Senator Darline Graham Nordone
August 10, 2026
Well, Darline, thank you very much. And hello to South Carolina, a very special place. And your State, as you know, has a really important place in my heart because we won it so convincingly every single time I've ever run, both primaries and elections. Primaries were incredible, and then we had elections, and they were even more incredible.
But tomorrow, Tuesday, August 11, is a big day. It's a big, very important day. I'm really going to be very strong in this and ask you to get out and vote for Darline Graham, an incredible woman, United States Senator from South Carolina. The polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
So go vote for Senator Darline Graham. She's really great. She was the most—I'll tell you, Lindsey was never more proud of anybody than Darline. So I just want to tell you that she has my complete and total endorsement, has right from the beginning.
She fully supports the Trump agenda and will help us achieve our mission to make America great again, which has been going along very nicely. We have record stock markets, record everything. We have nobody coming into our borders. I mean, literally nobody. For 15 months, our borders have been absolutely locked tight. It's hard to believe when I give you this number, but it was put out by Democrats: Zero people came in through our border during the last period of 15 months.
So, while fighting for the people of South Carolina with absolute loyalty and resolve, she's also a very smart woman that loves—that loves your State.
So we all miss the late, great Senator Lindsey Graham. Boy, do we miss him. And he's just a very—he was just a good guy. He was very capable, but he was a good guy. And we're thankful for his contribution to our country, to South Carolina.
But out of all his achievements—he would say it all the time—the thing he was most proud of was his sister, Darline, the way she turned out. And Darline is—she's tough. She looks so nice, but she's actually tough and strong, and she's the perfect person to carry on Lindsey's legacy and, frankly, what I want to do. And we're accomplishing things at a record pace like nobody has ever seen before.
Darline has spent years serving South Carolina by transforming an important State agency into a national model, helping to build a stronger workforce and provide critical assistance to South Carolina families. She's a pillar of her community and widely beloved all over the State. And in the wake of her brother's death, she stepped up and served your State with tremendous poise and distinction.
And I must tell you, I asked Darline—I said: "Let's go for it, Darline. I know exactly where you come from. I know you, and I know Lindsey, and this is what he would have wanted." But I asked Darline. Darlene had no intention of doing it, and I said: "You've got to do it. It's the best thing. You're the best person for it." And so she wasn't the one to jump in. I was the one to ask her to jump in, and she agreed.
With your vote, Darline will continue her outstanding service to your State by supporting our brave law enforcement, defending our cherished Second Amendment, and bringing a rock-solid vote to strong and secure borders.
We have the strongest borders in the history of our country. When I inherited this—this is twice. I can tell you, in 2016, it was the same thing, but the borders were horrible. But this time the borders were far worse than horrible; they were record-setting. I think in the history of the world, anywhere, there were no borders like we had. No third-world country would have allowed what happened to us to happen.
So it's really amazing. We turned it around. In 30 days, I had it good, and in 60 days, it's been perfect.
Darline will help us get the illegal alien gang members, drug dealers, child predators, and dangerous criminals out of our country. She'll vote to root out fraud; grow our economy; keep men, of course, out of women's sports; and protect our sacred elections by supporting the SAVE America Act, which we're going to get done.
Darline has already gotten off to a great start. Within a few weeks after being appointed by Governor Henry McMaster, she's already helped us advance Todd Blanche and got him to be—and he's fantastic, by the way—the next Attorney General. We won that battle.
And nothing is easy and—nothing is easy in life and in politics. But she was fantastic, a fantastic help. She had her first bill passed by the Senate, a historic sanctions bill that many have wanted for a long time. And for most Senators, such a feat often takes years, but Darline got it done. She's sort of a natural.
So Darline is a true American patriot and a tremendous leader. She will not let the people of South Carolina down.
And go out and vote for Darline Graham tomorrow, Tuesday, August 11. Once again, polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. So they're tomorrow, August 11, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
And for more information, if you need it, go to swampthevoteUSA.com. So go vote for Darline Graham. She will never let you down. She's a fantastic woman, a friend of mine, and she's going to help us keep it going like we have it going, and it's never been going better.
So, Darline, you take it away, and good luck tomorrow. And we're all rooting for you and praying for you.
NOTE: The President spoke at 6:37 p.m. via teleconference from the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Attorney General Todd W. Blanche.
Categories: Addresses and Remarks : South Carolina Republican senatorial candidate Senator Darline Graham Nordone, telerally remarks.
Locations: Washington, DC.
Names: Blanche, Todd W.; Graham Nordone, Darline; McMaster, Henry D.
Subjects: 2026 midterm elections; Attorney General; Border security; Firearm rights; Law enforcement officers, service and dedication; South Carolina, Governor; Undocumented immigrants, deportation of criminals; Voter participation.
DCPD Number: DCPD202600531.