Trump campaigns for Darline Graham in South Carolina

Donald Trump campaigned for Republican Darline Graham at a rally in South Carolina on Thursday, as she faces Democrat Annie Andrews in a closely watched race for a full U.S. Senate term. No election result was reported in the accounts of the campaign event. Graham was appointed in July by Republican Gov. Henry McMaster to fill the remaining months of her brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term after his death. In August, she became the Republican nominee for the full six-year term. Trump praised Lindsey Graham and promoted his sister as his successor, saying she had “the gene.” He also said he had pressed her to run, joking, “I got you into this thing.” The rally in Rock Hill was Trump’s second South Carolina visit in less than two weeks, according to one account; another described it as his second visit in a month. The descriptions establish repeated visits but differ on the time span. The event was also intended to support Republican candidates beyond South Carolina, including Michael Whatley, who is running for Senate in neighboring North Carolina. Graham’s opponent, Andrews, is a pediatrician and former congressional candidate. At a campaign stop in Fort Mill on Wednesday,...