On Friday, Sen. Lindsey Graham called for Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky to step down after a disastrous oval office meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
“He needs to step down and send someone that we can do business or he needs to change,” Graham, a longtime defender of Ukraine and foreign policy hawks, told White House reporters.
South Carolina Republicans called Friday’s meeting “a complete disaster.”
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Senator Lindsey Graham on the right said Ukrainian President Voldy Zelensky needs to resign or change. (Reuters)
“I have never been proud of the President before, and I was extremely proud of JDVance’s stand up to our country,” Graham said.
He denounces Zelenskyy’s “disrespectful” oval office display, saying, “I don’t know if I’ll be able to do business with Zelenskyy again.”
According to the senator, he does not think Americans view the Ukrainian president as someone who feels comfortable “entering into business” following the aired conflict.
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“The way he took charge of the meeting, the way he stood up to the president was just on top,” Graham said.
The senator emphasized that Ukrainian-American relations are “crucial.” However, he questioned whether Zelenskyy could “do business with the United States.”
“After I saw it, I don’t know,” Graham said.
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Ukrainian President Voldy Mee Zelensky will leave the White House in Washington, D.C. on Friday. (Getty Images)
Following the public fallout between Zelensky, Trump and Vance, the Ukrainian president’s speech event at the Hudson Institute set on Friday afternoon was suddenly cancelled.
He will still be appearing in Fox News’ “Special Report” at 6pm for an exclusive interview with Chief’s political anchor bullet Bayer.
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Center President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, right meet Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky at an oval office in the White House in Washington, DC on Friday. (Getty Images)
After Friday’s meeting, Zelenskyy wrote to X:
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Zelenskyy has yet to respond to Graham’s call for resignation. Representatives from Zelenskyy did not immediately provide comment to Fox News Digital.
Julia Johnson is a political writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business and is a major reporter in the US Senate. She was previously a political reporter for the Washington Examiner.
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