Senator Lindsey Graham, Rs.C. called on Friday Ukrainian President Voldymi Zelenkiy to resign 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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Lindsey Graham said Zelensky needs to resign or change because Americans may not be planning on doing business with him. (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 right up there.”
Graham 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.”
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On February 28, 2025, President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Voldy Mir Zelensky gather at the oval office of the White House in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Following the public fallout between Zelensky, Trump and Vance, the Ukrainian President's speech event at the Hudson Institute was suddenly cancelled on Friday afternoon.
He will appear in a special report on Fox News at 6pm.
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President Donald Trump (c) and Vice President J.D. Vance (R) will meet with Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky in Washington, DC on February 28, 2025 at the White House oval office. (Getty Images)
After Friday's meeting, Zelenskyy wrote to X:
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He has yet to respond to Graham's call for resignation. Representatives from Zelenskyy did not immediately provide comment to Fox News Digital.
