Clinton calls Graham to offer condolences after Charleston shooting

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), a GOP presidential candidate, on Saturday afternoon to offer condolences in the wake of the church massacre in his home state, CNN is reporting.

{mosads}”She said she was calling to see how I was doing, and wanted to let me know that she was thinking about me and about everyone in South Carolina,” Graham told CNN.

Graham said he was “pleasantly surprised” to get the call, according to the cable network.

“She is a nice person,” Graham told CNN.

“I told her that the call meant a lot to me, and would mean a lot to the people of South Carolina,” he added.

Clinton on Saturday called for new restrictions on firearms after nine people were killed last week Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a predominantly black church in Charleston, S.C.

“How is it that we as a nation still allow guns to fall into the hands of people whose hearts are filled with hate?” she asked in San Francisco. “You can’t watch massacre after massacre and not come to the conclusion that as President Obama said, we must tackle this challenge with urgency and conviction.”