President Donald Trump has weighed in on the FBI’s involvement in the investigation into the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, saying the bureau is “wasting their time” and expressing that he wished the senator had taken better care of himself while he was alive.
Speaking to reporters at the White House alongside Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Tuesday, Trump addressed questions about why FBI agents had been seen at Graham’s home following his death on Saturday.
Trump told reporters he was unsure why the FBI was investigating the matter, noting that Graham had a genetic health issue similar to what claimed his father’s life at roughly the same age.
“I wish he took better care of himself. I say, you can solve that problem,” Trump said. “His father had a very similar problem, as you know. It’s very unique.”
Trump continued, “At first, I heard it was clogged arteries. Because he did have clogged arteries. He had a problem with that. I wish he took better care of himself. I say, you can solve that problem. But what happened is actually something that’s very hard to detect. It was not related to any blockage. It was a totally different thing. And supposedly, and I watched all the medical reports, I’ve had the doctors from the White House come in and explain what happened. This is something that is almost undetectable, and if it happens there’s not much you can do about it.”
“Sounds unfortunate, but there’s not much you can do about it,” the president continued. “If you look at his father, died of the same thing at about the same age. So, they say it’s almost undetectable. You can detect it by if you have a very bad back — that’s a sign. That’s a bad sign. So, if anybody has a bad back, it’s a pretty rough thing to think about, but that’s one of the primary signs. And he would tell me he had a bad back, and little did anyone realize it was [inaudible]. And when that bursts, which it did, it burst, there’s not much. I don’t see a lot of evil there.”
Trump acknowledged the conspiracy theories surrounding Graham’s death but pushed back against the idea of criminality, saying he did not believe the FBI needed to be involved in that way.
“I know there’s all sorts of conspiracy theories going along, and I don’t think the FBI— I think the FBI is wasting their time if they’re doing that,” Trump said.
FBI Director Kash Patel has confirmed the bureau is assisting local authorities with the investigation into Graham’s death and has made “every necessary resource available.”
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, FBI agents were also seen at Graham’s Washington, D.C., home after the senator passed away.
Graham’s office had initially described the cause as a brief and sudden illness, with paramedics responding to what was reported as a cardiac arrest call at his residence.
WATCH:
President Trump on FBI looking into Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death: “I wish he took better care of himself…I know there’s all sorts of conspiracy theories…the FBI is wasting their time.” pic.twitter.com/Gcl9I5Fzgg
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