India, July 14 -- US President Donald Trump called on the Senate Monday to pass sweeping cryptocurrency regulation known as the Clarity Act "in honour of" the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, a framing that quickly drew scrutiny given the South Carolina Republican's limited direct role in shaping the bill and mounting Democratic concerns over Trump's own crypto holdings.

"In honour of Senator Lindsey Graham, a big supporter, the US Senate should pass the Clarity Act," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, tying the legislation's fate to the memory of a senator who died Saturday at age 71.

Trump framed the bill's urgency in geopolitical terms as well, warning of rival powers seeking dominance in emerging financial technology.

"China, and many ot...