CSPAN - Sen. Graham Reacts to Trump-Zelensky Meeting
Aired: 2025-02-28
Duration: 02:59


=== Good Morning, Zelensky (02:58) ===

[00:00:00]  In Washington, D.C., about securing peace in Ukraine three years into the Russian invasion.
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[00:00:19]  Good morning, everyone.
[00:00:20]  Democrats only this morning, and we will start with a headline from the Washington Post.
[00:00:25]  The anti-Trump resistance begins to wake in earnest.
[00:00:30]  After an initial period of stunned confusion, protesters are packing meetings, states are suing, and Democrats are preparing for a budget showdown.
[00:00:41]  We are asking Democrats only this morning: should you find common ground with the president or oppose him?
[00:00:48]  What do I think?
[00:00:49]  Complete, utter disaster.
[00:00:52]  I've been to Ukraine eight or nine times since the war started.
[00:00:57]  I understand the consequences of Putin's actions against Ukraine.
[00:01:02]  I appreciate what the Ukrainian people have done.
[00:01:04]  They fought like tigers.
[00:01:07]  At the end of the day, I was hoping that this minerals deal, which would be transformative in the relationship, would go over well.
[00:01:15]  I talked to Zelensky this morning.
[00:01:17]  Don't take the bait.
[00:01:19]  President Trump was in a very good mood last night.
[00:01:22]  Somebody asked me, Am I embarrassed about Trump?
[00:01:26]  I have never been more proud of the president.
[00:01:28]  I was very proud of JD Vance standing up for our country.
[00:01:33]  We want to be helpful.
[00:01:35]  What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful, and I don't know if we could ever do business with Zelensky again.
[00:01:43]  I think most Americans saw a guy that they would not want to go in business with.
[00:01:48]  The way he handled the meeting, the way he confronted the president was just over the top.
[00:01:55]  So I think the relationship between Ukraine and America is important, vitally important.
[00:02:02]  But can Zelensky do a deal with the United States after what I saw?
[00:02:08]  I don't know.
[00:02:12]  What did he say to you about his interactions and whether he thinks he's going to work with He was shocked.
[00:02:19]  He was very upbeat.
[00:02:21]  I told Zelensky, we'll talk about security guarantees.
[00:02:25]  We'll talk about ceasefires and how the war ends.
[00:02:28]  This is a process.
[00:02:30]  You have a new relationship with America.
[00:02:33]  A $500 billion, half a trillion dollar deal that President Trump is proud of, that gives us an interest worth defending.
[00:02:41]  Let's talk about the positive, but he was terrible at Munich, Zelensky, and I think he has made it almost impossible to sell to the American people that he's a good investment.
[00:02:54]  So he is a good investment.
[00:02:56]  You call me foolish.
[00:02:57]  That's what he is.
[00:02:58]  Senator Grim.