Trump brings a last-minute rally boost to Darline Graham in South Carolina's US Senate race – ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4

Trump brings a last-minute rally boost to Darline Graham in South Carolina’s US Senate race  ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4

President Donald Trump will visit South Carolina to support Republican Sen. Darline Graham, who's in a tough campaign against Democratic nominee Annie Andrews. FILE – Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., gestures during a news conference, Aug. 24, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File) PENDLETON, S.C. – President Donald Trump will visit South Carolina on Wednesday to boost U.S. Sen. Darline Graham, whose stumbles in her first campaign since replacing her late brother have Democratic voters hopeful — but not necessarily optimistic — that their candidate can break Republicans' grip on the state. Although South Carolina is not typically a midterm battleground, Trump has been deeply invested in Graham. He supported her appointment to replace Lindsey Graham after his death in July, and he backed her in a special primary when she faced several more experienced Republican opponents.

But some distance emerged between the Republican president and the senator over the weekend over his decision to waive Ukraine war sanctions on Russia that were set to be imposed under a law named after Lindsay Graham. Republicans want to make sure Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee and a pediatrician, doesn't pull off an upset victory. More than $34 million has flowed into the race, and Republicans have hammered Andrews as a “radical liberal” and accused her of supporting surgeries for transgender