CSPAN - Sen. Graham Reacts to Trump-Zelensky Meeting
Aired: 2025-02-28
Duration: 04:57


=== Zelensky's Dilemma (04:57) ===

[00:00:00]  Laptop from hell was made by Russia, the 51 agents.
[00:00:05]  The whole thing was a scam, and he had to put up with that.
[00:00:08]  He was being accused of all that stuff.
[00:00:10]  All I can say is this.
[00:00:12]  He might have broken deals with Obama and Bush, and he might have broken them with Biden.
[00:00:18]  He did, maybe.
[00:00:18]  Maybe he didn't.
[00:00:19]  I don't know what happened, but he didn't break them with me.
[00:00:22]  He wants to make a deal.
[00:00:23]  I don't know if you can make a deal.
[00:00:25]  The problem is, I've empowered you to be a tough guy.
[00:00:30]  And I don't think you'd be a tough guy without the United States.
[00:00:33]  And your people are very brave.
[00:00:35]  But you're either going to make a deal or we're out.
[00:00:38]  And if we're out, you'll fight it out.
[00:00:41]  I don't think it's going to be pretty, but you'll fight it out.
[00:00:44]  But you don't have the cards.
[00:00:46]  But once we sign that deal, you're in a much better position.
[00:00:50]  But you're not acting at all thankful.
[00:00:52]  And that's not a nice thing.
[00:00:53]  I'll be honest.
[00:00:54]  That's not a nice thing.
[00:00:55]  All right.
[00:00:56]  I think we've seen enough.
[00:00:58]  What do you think?
[00:01:00]  This is going to be great television.
[00:01:02]  I will say that.
[00:01:04]  All right.
[00:01:05]  We'll see what we can do about putting it together.
[00:01:08]  Thank you.
[00:01:09]  Guys, let's go.
[00:01:12]  Guys, come on, let's go.
[00:01:15]  We'll see.
[00:01:16]  Alright guys, come on.
[00:01:18]  Please.
[00:01:20]  Hey, back on.
[00:01:23]  Guys, come on.
[00:01:25]  Let's move, please.
[00:01:26]  Please.
[00:01:31]  Thank you.
[00:01:37]  Senator, it's here.
[00:01:39]  He's coming.
[00:01:40]  He's coming.
[00:01:44]  Guys.
[00:01:44]  You Guys, right now, you've got to move.
[00:01:47]  Sorry, sorry.
[00:02:02]  Is this better?
[00:02:03]  Yeah.
[00:02:05]  For you and for us.
[00:02:07]  So, what I think is complete, utter disaster.
[00:02:12]  I've been to Ukraine eight or nine times since the war started.
[00:02:17]  I understand the consequences of Putin's actions against Ukraine.
[00:02:22]  I appreciate what the Ukrainian people have done.
[00:02:24]  They fought like tigers.
[00:02:27]  At the end of the day, I was hoping that this minerals deal, which would be transformative in the relationship, would go over well.
[00:02:35]  I talked to Zelensky this morning.
[00:02:37]  Don't take the bait.
[00:02:39]  President Trump was in a very good mood last night.
[00:02:42]  Somebody asked me, Am I embarrassed about Trump?
[00:02:46]  I have never been more proud of the president.
[00:02:48]  I was very proud of JD Vance standing up for our country.
[00:02:53]  We want to be helpful.
[00:02:54]  What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful.
[00:02:58]  And I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelensky again.
[00:03:03]  I think most Americans saw a guy that they would not want to go in business with.
[00:03:08]  The way he handled the meeting, the way he confronted the president was just over the top.
[00:03:15]  So I think the relationship between Ukraine and America is important, vitally important.
[00:03:22]  But can Zelensky do a deal with the United States after what I saw?
[00:03:28]  I don't know.
[00:03:33]  What did he say to you about his interactions and whether he thinks it's going to work with He was shocked.
[00:03:39]  He was very upbeat.
[00:03:41]  I told Zelensky, we'll talk about security guarantees.
[00:03:45]  We'll talk about ceasefires and how the war ends.
[00:03:48]  This is a process.
[00:03:50]  You have a new relationship with America.
[00:03:53]  A $500 billion, half a trillion dollar deal that President Trump is proud of, that gives us an interest worth defending.
[00:04:01]  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.
[00:04:18]  Senator Graham.
[00:04:19]  Senator Graham Graham.
[00:04:23]  One out of time.
[00:04:25]  Senator Graham, thank you.
[00:04:26]  Do you think President Zelensky needs to resign to resume these peace talks?
[00:04:30]  He either needs to resign and send somebody over that we can do business with, Or he needs to change.
[00:04:36]  Do you kind of make that line that I don't think is a television?
[00:04:56]  Mr. President.