Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, was appointed by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to temporarily fill Graham's Senate seat following his death — and she has no prior political experience. The appointment was backed by President Trump and endorsed by Republican leadership. The post frames this as DEI hypocrisy, but the real issue is whether filling a Senate seat through gubernatorial appointment (standard practice for vacancies) should be evaluated on experience or on criticisms of similar practices by other administrations — the underlying facts are solid, but comparing this appointment to DEI policies conflates two different staffing mechanisms.