New Delhi, July 29 -- US President Donald Trump led tributes to longtime Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday (July 28), remembering his close ally as "a true American original" who "left us much too soon" during an emotional memorial service at Washington National Cathedral.

The ceremony, attended by top US officials, lawmakers and foreign leaders including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, honored Graham's more than three decades in Congress and his influence on US national security and foreign policy.

Speaking for about 12 minutes, Trump acknowledged the emotional weight of the occasion.

"I will say, this memorial service - it's so hard to say: memorial service for Lindsey," Trump sa...