Graham: "Proud" Of Trump and Vance, "I Don't Know If We Can Ever Do Business With Zelensky Again"

 Sen. Lindsey Graham offered this comment outside the White House after a deal between President Trump and Ukraine's Zelensky blew up on the launchpad:

SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM: What do I think? Complete and utter disaster.

I've been to Ukraine 8 or 9 times since the war started. I understand the consequences of Putin's actions against Ukraine. I appreciate what the Ukrainian people have done. They fought like tigers.

At the end of the day, I was hoping that this minerals deal, which would be transformative in the relationship, would go over well.

I talked to Zelensky this morning, son't take the bait, President Trump was in a very good mood last night.

Somebody asked me, am I embarrassed about Trump? I have never been more proud of the president. I was very proud of JD Vance for standing up for our country.

We want to be helpful. What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful, and I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelensky again. I don't -- I think most Americans saw a guy that they would not want to go in business with the way he handled the meeting, the way he confronted the president was just over the top.

So I think the relationship between Ukraine and America is important, vitally important, but can Zalensky do a deal with the United States after what I saw? I don't know.

REPORTER: What did he say to you about his interactions and--

SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM: He was shocked. He was very upbeat.

I told Zelensky we'll talk about security guarantees.

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We'll talk about ceasefires and how the war ends. This is a process. You have a new relationship with America, a $500 billion, half trillion, dollar deal that President Trump is proud of that gives us an interest worth defending. 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, that is.

REPORTER: Do you think President Zelensky needs to resign to resume these peace talks?

SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM: He either needs to resign and send somebody over that we can do business with, or he needs to change.

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