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Sen. Thune says Graham will be 'really, really missed': 'He was so good and so effective at talking to the president'
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Majority Leader John Thune joins Dana Bash after the sudden passing of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Saturday. "His voice is going to be really, really missed in terms of the relationship that Senate Republicans have with the president and his team, because he was so good and so effective at talking to the president. And he was so respected by the president," Thune tells her.

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