CSPAN - Sen. Graham Reacts to Trump-Zelensky Meeting
Aired: 2025-02-28
Duration: 03:53


=== Let's Talk About Ukraine (03:52) ===

[00:00:00]  Or we're out.
[00:00:01]  And if we're out, you'll fight it out.
[00:00:04]  I don't think it's going to be pretty, but you'll fight it out.
[00:00:07]  But you don't have the cards.
[00:00:09]  But once we sign that deal, you're in a much better position.
[00:00:13]  But you're not acting at all thankful.
[00:00:15]  And that's not a nice thing.
[00:00:16]  I'll be honest, that's not a nice thing.
[00:00:19]  All right.
[00:00:19]  I think we've seen enough.
[00:00:21]  What do you think?
[00:00:23]  This is going to be great television, I will say that.
[00:00:27]  All right.
[00:00:28]  We'll see what we can do about putting that together.
[00:00:31]  Thank you.
[00:00:33]  Guys, let's go.
[00:00:36]  Guys, come on, let's go.
[00:00:38]  We'll see.
[00:00:39]  I don't know.
[00:00:39]  All right, guys.
[00:00:40]  Guys, come on.
[00:00:42]  Please.
[00:00:42]  Hey, come on.
[00:00:45]  Let's move.
[00:00:47]  Let's move.
[00:00:47]  Guys, come on.
[00:00:48]  Let's move, please.
[00:00:49]  Please.
[00:00:50]  Can you break down?
[00:00:52]  Come on.
[00:00:52]  Let's move.
[00:00:55]  Thank you.
[00:00:59]  All right.
[00:01:00]  Come on.
[00:01:00]  He's coming.
[00:01:07]  Guys.
[00:01:08]  Guys, right now, you've got to move.
[00:01:09]  It's all right, it's all right.
[00:01:11]  Keep the safe.
[00:01:25]  Is this better?
[00:01:26]  Yeah.
[00:01:28]  For you and for us.
[00:01:30]  So, what do I think?
[00:01:32]  Complete, utter disaster.
[00:01:35]  I've been to Ukraine eight or nine times since the war started.
[00:01:40]  I understand the consequences of Putin's actions against Ukraine.
[00:01:45]  I appreciate what the Ukrainian people have done.
[00:01:47]  They fought like tigers.
[00:01:50]  At the end of the day, I was hoping that this minerals deal, which would be transformative in the relationship, would go over well.
[00:01:58]  I talked to Zelensky this morning.
[00:02:00]  Don't take the bait.
[00:02:02]  President Trump was in a very good mood last night.
[00:02:05]  Somebody asked me, Am I embarrassed about Trump?
[00:02:09]  I have never been more proud of the president.
[00:02:11]  I was very proud of JD Vance standing up for our country.
[00:02:16]  We want to be helpful.
[00:02:18]  What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful, and I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelensky again.
[00:02:26]  I think most Americans saw a guy that they would not want to go in business with.
[00:02:31]  The way he handled the meeting, the way he confronted the president was just over the top.
[00:02:38]  So I think the relationship between Ukraine and America is important, vitally important.
[00:02:46]  But can Zelensky do a deal with the United States after what I saw?
[00:02:51]  I don't know.
[00:02:54]  What did he say to you about his interactions and whether he thinks he was shocked.
[00:03:02]  He was very upbeat.
[00:03:04]  I told Zelensky, we'll talk about security guarantees.
[00:03:08]  We'll talk about ceasefires and how the war ends.
[00:03:11]  This is a process.
[00:03:13]  You have a new relationship with America.
[00:03:16]  A $500 billion, half a trillion dollar deal that President Trump is proud of, that gives us an interest worth defending.
[00:03:24]  Let's talk about the positive.
[00:03:26]  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.
[00:03:40]  That's what he did.
[00:03:41]  Senator Graham.
[00:03:42]  Senator Graham.
[00:03:44]  One at a time.
[00:03:45]  Senator Grace.
[00:03:46]  One at a time.
[00:03:48]  Senator Graham, thank you.
[00:03:49]  Do you think President Zelensky needs to resign to resume these peace talks?