Asked if Judge Michelle Childs of South Carolina is the only SCOTUS nominee he could support, Sen. Lindsey Graham tells GStephanopoulos that she 'could bring the Senate together and probably get more than 60 votes.' 'Anyone else would be problematic.”
George Stephanopoulos interviews Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on"This Week."Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Congress should be sending a stronger signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin as fears of an imminent invasion of Ukraine persist.
"Yeah, but not in a real, meaningful way. There's 70 votes in the body for invasion sanctions, pre-invasion sanctions with a waiver, post-invasion sanctions," Graham responded."So, the problem has been secondary sanctions. It's not just enough to sanction a Russian bank. You want to sanction anybody that does business with that bank."
"I don't want to ring alarm bell as much as take action. They're telling us the invasion is imminent. But they're not telling Putin with clarity what happens if you invade," Graham added."He should be punished now." "If he wants to be the Republican nominee for the Republican Party, it's his for the taking," Graham responded."Donald Trump is the most consequential Republican in the Republican Party today. He has a great chance of being president again in 2024."
Given Trump's fractured relationship with longtime Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, Stephanopoulos asked Graham:"If take the Senate back, will you vote for Mitch McConnell as Senate Republican leader? In the past, you have said that he's got to fix his relationship with President Trump if he's going to earn your vote."
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