🇺🇸⚡️ — Senator Lindsey Graham died from an aortic dissection caused by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to preliminary findings from the D.C. Medical Examiner's Office.

➡️ The condition involves a tear in the aorta, the body's main artery, linked in Graham's case to hardened and narrowed arteries caused by chronic cardiovascular disease.

➡️ The 71-year-old South Carolina senator's death certificate remains pending while toxicology and microscopic testing are completed, after which the official cause and manner of death will be finalized.