Margaret Brennan: I spoke with Lindsey Graham a day before he died
Summary
Senator Lindsey Graham, a strong supporter of Ukraine, died shortly after his tenth trip to the warzone. Before his death, he discussed a new bill to punish countries buying Russian oil with financial penalties, hoping to get strong support from Congress.Key Facts
- Lindsey Graham was a South Carolina Republican senator and supporter of Ukraine.
- He took ten trips to the Ukraine warzone.
- Graham had recently gotten approval from the Trump White House to push a bill targeting buyers of Russian oil with financial penalties.
- He believed this bill would pressure China and India, the biggest buyers of Russian fuel.
- Graham worked closely with Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on this bipartisan effort.
- Graham and Blumenthal had traveled in Europe to encourage European countries to stop buying Russian fuel.
- Graham had also worked with President Biden on normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
- After Graham’s death, Senate and House Republican leaders will decide whether to move forward with the bill.
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