Scott Bessent at Renaming of Joint Base Charleston in Honor of Lindsey Graham: From Today, These Planes Will Have ‘Joint Base Graham’ on Their Tail

RUSH EXCERPT:
BESSENT: "Secretary Hegseth, Senator Darlene Graham, Colonel Shirley, Governor McMaster and the great men And women of our military. It is an honor to join you all in my home state as we pay tribute To one its most devoted sons. The names that are attached Reveal something about ourselves They signal The type of service we honor, the kind of character We esteem and perhaps above all The sort Of example We ask future generations to follow Today this base takes The name Of a patriot who embodied each Of those ideals in equal measure. Course Lindsey Graham believed that The first obligation Of The federal government is To keep its people safe Keep his People Safe He carried Decades in uniform and In Washington And to place his name upon a base dedicated To our defense is To join Lindsey’s memory To the cause that animated His entire life But beneath The force of Lindsey’s convictions was A man Of uncommon warmth And generosity Of spirit However far duty carried him Lindsay never outgrew The people or The places That claimed Him as travel greater distances without ever leaving home behind.”