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Sen. Lindsey Graham to Newsmax: Trump Warned Putin, Xi — and They Feared Him
(Newsmax's "Eric Bolling: The Balance")
By Jack Gournell | Thursday, 24 February 2022 05:49 PM
When Donald Trump was president, invasions like Ukraine didn't happen because "war criminals" like Russian President Vladimir Putin feared Trump, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., tells Newsmax.
Appearing Thursday on "Eric Bolling: The Balance," Graham said that he had breakfast earlier in the day with Trump, who shared with the senator how he dealt with tyrants, including Putin.
Putin is trying to intimidate people with his threats against anyone who helps Ukraine, Graham said, because "that's what bullies do." But, with an economy the size of Italy that depends on oil and gas, "We could crush it," Graham said.
"Now why didn't this happen on Trump's watch?" he asked. "I had breakfast with President Trump this morning, and he said he told Putin he wanted a good relationship. 'But if you go into Ukraine, I can't have a good relationship with you. And you don't want to do that.'"
Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping the same thing about Taiwan, Graham said. "And they were afraid of him."
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