The Ukrainian leader has traveled to Washington to honor Sen. Lindsey Graham, whose final act as a public official was visiting Kyiv and securing an agreement on a package of sanctions that seek to punish countries that purchase Russian oil, gas and other exports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday is the first since the two leaders launched a joint war against Iran and a chance for Netanyahu to smooth out strains in their relationship.
The two leaders also plan to discuss the framework agreement the U.S. and Israel signed with Lebanon over the Israel-Hezbollah war and the expansion of the Abraham Accords, according to a White House official. Trump is also set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday ahead of Sen.
Lindsey Graham’s funeral, which will be their second sit-down this month. Lindsey Graham will be eulogized Tuesday during memorial services across Washington. Trump is expected to deliver remarks at the cathedral, alongside Fox News’ Sean Hannity and other conservative leaders.
Here’s the latest: Trump remembers Sen. Lindsey Graham both for his kindness and his hawkishness Speaking fondly about his friend and ally, Trump said he admired Graham as a nice person who was quick to call for military action. “He was a guy that liked war,” Trump said Tuesday in a Fox News interview.
“I jokingly say, and there’s nothing funny about it, but he’s never seen a war that he didn’t like.” Trump added that Graham was “very much a hawk on Iran” but had also told Trump it was time to make a deal to end the war. That sentiment did not extend to the Russia-Ukraine war, Trump said. “Ukraine he’s very militant about,” Trump said.
“Lindsey liked war, to be honest with you.” Senate expected to confirm Jay Clayton as next intelligence director on Tuesday It will ensure that a permanent director is in place as the midterm elections approach. Clayton is expected to be confirmed along party lines after a contentious hearing two weeks ago in which he repeatedly refused to say that former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Still, Democrats have said they have more confidence in Clayton than they do in Trump’s temporary pick for the job, Bill Pulte, who has no known intelligence experience and investigated the president’s perceived enemies in his previous post as a federal housing regulator.
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