CSPAN - Sen. Graham Reacts to Trump-Zelensky Meeting
Aired: 2025-02-28
Duration: 03:57


=== Let's Talk About Gratitude (03:56) ===

[00:00:01]  And I don't think you'd be a tough guy without the United States.
[00:00:04]  And your people are very brave.
[00:00:06]  But you're either going to make a deal or we're out.
[00:00:09]  And if we're out, you'll fight it out.
[00:00:12]  I don't think it's going to be pretty, but you'll fight it out.
[00:00:15]  But you don't have the cards.
[00:00:17]  But once we sign that deal, you're in a much better position.
[00:00:21]  But you're not acting at all thankful.
[00:00:23]  And that's not a nice thing.
[00:00:24]  I'll be honest, that's not a nice thing.
[00:00:27]  All right.
[00:00:27]  I think we've seen enough.
[00:00:29]  What do you think?
[00:00:31]  This is going to be great television, I will say that.
[00:00:35]  All right.
[00:00:36]  We'll see what we can do about putting it together.
[00:00:39]  Thank you.
[00:00:41]  Guys, let's go.
[00:00:44]  Guys, come on.
[00:00:44]  We'll see.
[00:00:47]  All right, guys, come on.
[00:00:49]  Please.
[00:00:50]  I'm a president.
[00:00:51]  Hey, back on.
[00:00:51]  Let's go. Let's go.
[00:00:55]  Guys, come on.
[00:00:56]  Let's move, please.
[00:00:57]  Please.
[00:00:59]  Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
[00:01:07]  All right.
[00:01:08]  Come on.
[00:01:08]  Jennifer is sick.
[00:01:09]  I was here.
[00:01:11]  He's coming. He's coming. He's coming. He's coming.
[00:01:15]  Guys, we're moving.
[00:01:16]  Guys, right now, you've got to move.
[00:01:18]  Sorry, sorry.
[00:01:33]  Is this better?
[00:01:34]  Yeah.
[00:01:36]  For you and for us.
[00:01:38]  So, what do I think?
[00:01:40]  Complete, utter disaster.
[00:01:43]  I've been to Ukraine eight or nine times since the war started.
[00:01:48]  I understand the consequences of Putin's actions against Ukraine.
[00:01:53]  I appreciate what the Ukrainian people have done.
[00:01:55]  They fought like tigers.
[00:01:58]  At the end of the day, I was hoping that this minerals deal, which would be transformative in the relationship, would go over well.
[00:02:06]  I talked to Zelensky this morning.
[00:02:08]  Don't take the bait.
[00:02:10]  President Trump was in a very good mood last night.
[00:02:13]  Somebody asked me, Am I embarrassed about Trump?
[00:02:17]  I have never been more proud of the president.
[00:02:19]  I was very proud of JD Vance standing up for our country.
[00:02:24]  We want to be helpful.
[00:02:26]  What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful.
[00:02:29]  And I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelensky again.
[00:02:34]  I think most Americans saw a guy that they would not want to go in business with.
[00:02:39]  The way he handled the meeting, the way he confronted the president was just over the top.
[00:02:46]  So I think the relationship between Ukraine and America is important, vitally important.
[00:02:54]  But can Zelensky do a deal with the United States after what I saw?
[00:02:59]  I don't know.
[00:03:03]  What did he say to you about his interactions and whether he thinks he was shocked.
[00:03:10]  He was very upbeat.
[00:03:12]  I told Zelensky, we'll talk about security guarantees.
[00:03:16]  We'll talk about ceasefires and how the war ends.
[00:03:19]  This is a process.
[00:03:21]  You have a new relationship with America.
[00:03:24]  A $500 billion, half a trillion dollar deal that President Trump is proud of, that gives us an interest worth defending.
[00:03:32]  Let's talk about the positive.
[00:03:34]  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.
[00:03:48]  That's what he is.
[00:03:49]  Senator Graham.
[00:03:54]  One at a time.
[00:03:56]  Senator Graham, thank you.