Sunny Hostin Calls Darline Graham Senate Appointment DEI and Nepotism Before Nov. 3 Election
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 15
Sunny Hostin Calls Darline Graham Senate Appointment DEI and Nepotism Before Nov. 3 Election
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 15
Summary
Sunny Hostin said Darline Graham’s appointment to the Senate was a “DEI” pick and nepotism, arguing South Carolina’s first female senator lacks the experience to represent the state in Washington.
Joy Behar backed that criticism on “The View,” while Alyssa Farah Griffin defended Graham as a temporary caretaker and compared the move to California’s appointment of Laphonza Butler after Dianne Feinstein’s death.
Gov. Henry McMaster’s office rejected the attack, saying South Carolina law lets him fill a Senate vacancy until voters choose a successor and citing Graham’s nearly 30 years of public service.
Nov. 3 is the date for the general election to replace Lindsey Graham, with Republican special-primary filing set for July 21-28, a primary on Aug. 11 and a runoff on Aug. 25 if needed.
Darline Graham, who has led the South Carolina Commission for the Blind since 2019, said she would finish her late brother’s work and support President Trump during the interim term.