A military honour guard carries the casket of Billy braham as it leaves the US capital on Thursday after a ceremony in the capitol Rotunda, president Donald trump, lawmakers and average american's paid their respect on Wednesday to the late Reverend Billy graham, the influential southern preacher who was bestowed the rare national tribute of lying in honour in US capital. the one time backwood minister, who rose to become a spiritual adviser to several US presidents and million of christian faithful via their television sets, died last week at age 99.