CSPAN - Sen. Graham Reacts to Trump-Zelensky Meeting
Aired: 2025-03-01
Duration: 03:47


=== Ukraine's New Relationship With America (03:32) ===

[00:00:00]  This is going to be great television, I will say that.
[00:00:05]  We'll see what we can do about police.
[00:00:10]  Guys, let's go.
[00:00:11]  Guys, come on, let's go.
[00:00:15]  We'll see.
[00:00:16]  I don't know.
[00:00:17]  All right, guys.
[00:00:18]  Guys, come on.
[00:00:19]  Please.
[00:00:20]  Guys, come on.
[00:00:25]  Let's move, please.
[00:00:26]  Please.
[00:00:32]  Thank you.
[00:00:35]  South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham attended the Oval Office meeting and expressed disappointment at the leader's inability to work towards ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
[00:01:14]  Is this better?
[00:01:18]  So, what I think is complete, utter disaster.
[00:01:23]  I've been to Ukraine eight or nine times since the war started.
[00:01:28]  I understand the consequences of Putin's actions against Ukraine.
[00:01:33]  I appreciate what the Ukrainian people have done.
[00:01:35]  They fought like tigers.
[00:01:38]  At the end of the day, I was hoping that this minerals deal, which would be transformative in the relationship, would go over well.
[00:01:46]  I talked to Zelensky this morning.
[00:01:48]  Don't take the bait.
[00:01:50]  President Trump was in a very good mood last night.
[00:01:53]  Somebody asked me, Am I embarrassed about Trump?
[00:01:57]  I have never been more proud of the president.
[00:01:59]  I was very proud of JD Vance standing up for our country.
[00:02:04]  We want to be helpful.
[00:02:06]  What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful, and I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelensky again.
[00:02:14]  I think most Americans saw a guy that they would not want to go in business with.
[00:02:19]  The way he handled the meeting, the way he confronted the president was just over the top.
[00:02:26]  So I think the relationship between Ukraine and America is important, vitally important.
[00:02:34]  But can Zelensky do a deal with the United States after what I saw?
[00:02:39]  I don't know.
[00:02:43]  You just had lunch with President Trump, what did he say to you about his interactions and whether he thinks- He was shocked.
[00:02:50]  He was very upbeat.
[00:02:52]  I told Zelensky, we'll talk about security guarantees.
[00:02:56]  We'll talk about ceasefires and how the war ends.
[00:02:59]  This is a process.
[00:03:01]  You have a new relationship with America.
[00:03:04]  A $500 billion, half a trillion dollar deal that President Trump is proud of, that gives us an interest worth defending.
[00:03:12]  Let's talk about the positive.
[00:03:14]  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.

=== Needs Resign Or Change (00:28) ===

[00:03:25]  So he is a good investor.
[00:03:28]  That's what he did.
[00:03:29]  Senator Graham.
[00:03:30]  Senator Graham.
[00:03:33]  Senator Grace.
[00:03:34]  One out of time.
[00:03:36]  Senator Graham, thank you.
[00:03:38]  Do you think President Zelensky needs to resign to resume these peace talks?
[00:03:41]  He either needs to resign and send somebody over that we can do business with, or he needs to change.