republican senator lindsay graham of south carolina.ampaign national co-chair, senator chris coons of delaware and independent senator bernie sanders of vermont. joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news washington managing editor carol lee. charles benson from our nbc affiliate and the convention city of milwaukee. former white house press secretary jen psaki and lahnee chen, a fellow at the hoover institution. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington the longest-running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with kristen welker. >>> good sunday morning. the nation is waking up to a new reality after former president donald trump was injured in an apparent assassination attempt that left one person dead and two others critically injured. the suspected gunman was killed by the secret service. here is the horrifying moment as it happened. >> take a look at what happened -- [ shots fired ] >> get down! get down! [ shots fired ] >> let me get my shoes. >> sir, we have to get you -- >> le

[laughter] i would like to hear what lindsay graham has to say about that.aughter] senator mccain like senator lieberman was a great storyteller and capable of serious reflection. before the process. i was with senator mccain at his cabin in sedona. or at least not get in the way. turning to the mutual friend joe lieberman. mccain stopped the critical commentary. always going and fascinating. he almost laid down the barbecued tools. andy said, joe is good. he said simply. when i say this i get tingles, i am sorry. i remember it so vividly. the great john mccain's honest friend the goodness, lindsay knows this, senator collins has seen this, that we all, including him aspire to. even when john mccain passed over senator lieberman for the vice presidential nomination, the senator from connecticut did not hesitate to assist sarah palin as she stepped onto the national stage. i will never forget. it was only the three of us in the room. senator lieberman played the part of then vice president joe biden and i played the late great. a particularly challenging mome

. >>> we now go to republican senator lindsey >>> we now go to republican senator lindsay graham.morning, senator graham. >> good morning. >> let's start with foreign policy. it's a serious time in israel. are you confident, senator, that u.s. and lebanese efforts to cool tensions between israel and hezbollah will be successful? >> no because i think iran is behind all of this, and until we put iran on notice that we're going to hold you accountable for attacks by hezbollah and hamas against israel, you're going to get more of the same. the attack on october 7th was designed to stop normalization in my view until saudi arabia and israel. until the iranians agree that they'll get hit and they'll be on the list. whe when it comes to iran in terms of controlling the ayatollah. they've enriched him and israel is paying the price. >> could this conflict spiral and could it open up a second front? >> yeah. what i worry the most about is a sprint to the nuclear weapon. it gave a senate report last week about the status of the iranian nuclear program and the maligned activities helping th

not everyone is as deranged as the thanetotic homosexualist lindsay graham, repeatedly calls the strikess death toll could surpass 186,000, equating to 8% of the enclaves population. in our digital media segment, we uncover the new york times portrayal of. israel's gaza assaults as a biased narrative, demonizing palestinians while rationalizing israeli entity military violations of international law. meanwhile, a delta poll for over 20 adults onveils that 45% of britains endorse recognizing an independent palestinian state with 54% advocating for a uk ban on arm sales to zinist israel. stay tuned for expose, the truth is just a revelation away. for the end section of the program, this genocidal onslot in gaza is now in its ninth month, it's almost over. studies are showing that, although it has caused extensive destruction in the gaza strip, well, it has also caused damage to various sectors of the israeli economy, which may continue until what's been predicted to be the year 2027. let's take a look at some of those areas. first what we take took a look at here is the increasing budget d

not everyone is as deranged as the... erotic homosexualist lindsay graham, who repeatedly calls the strikesemocratic? presidential candidate, is he even alive? and if he's so unable that he can't run as president, how can he continue to be the president with his finger on the nuclear button, and camela harris, seriously, come and see me, have it out with galloween? for the end section of the program, this genocidal onslot in gaza is now in its ninth month, it's almost over. studies are showing that although it has caused extensive destruction in the gaza strip, well it has also caused damage to various sectors of the israeli economy, which may continue until what's been predicted to be the year 2027. let's take a look at some of those areas. first, what we take took a look at here is the increasing. deficit in israel now according to a report by this hebrew language economic website is called clocklist um in 2025 israel is going to face a budget deficit of 5.2% that you see there, it's then going to go to 4.4% and then 3.7% so it has increased up to 5.2% and then you see it declining as you

that this is path to disaster, not everyone is as deranged as the thanaterotic homosexualist lindsay grahamends on influencing policy in the united states, so in today's show we'll be... bear the reality, nicely went up to senator federman's a democrat who um, i actually supported at one time, and i i said that he should consider supporting a ceasefire because of all the deaths that had been caused by israel and gaza, and half of them children, and before talking for very long, he had me thrown out of the venue that i had a ticket for by the way, the israel lobby, it's one organization in a nexus of other organizations, and they of course coordinate with each other, they raise funds with each other, and it doesn't mean that they they have to declare that money to the federal regulators, because of course it's not, it's not even they're spending, but nevertheless they they are raising this money, significant sums of money, which people don't don't have any any clear understanding is part of what they do. for the end section of the program, this genocidal onslot in gaza is now in its ninth mo

you have to keep your mind, like, i mean look, lindsay graham.re. >> make it like a basketball game, republicans will get up 45 on the democrats and then lose by 20 in the fourth. that's just what we do. >> there has to be someone telling trump not to talk right now. >> greg: there is. remember he has four years of experience and he's probably -- he's a different trump so he's just kicking back. maybe they have him bite down on something. >> i was trying to think. does -- is he journaling? >> they are tranquilizing him on the golf course. nope. >> what if it's just the fact that it's not that big of a deal for trump? like this is just some kind of -- it's like he's playing a videogame. >> when does that matter? but yeah, michelle obama would never do this. why would she wanted to do this? she would be like you know what no thank you tons of netflix money and just hanging out and being famous and having people like me. at like to be scrutinized heavily again. >> greg: you are right, she has the perfect life, she doesn't have to do anything except

. >> jesse: lindsay graham joins me now. we just watch that entire press conference. your reaction to that. >> thanks for having me sean. [ laughter ] [ simultaneous talking ] >> it was hard to watch. it was a car wreck. i don't know if he really believes he inherited a bad deal. he inherited a good deal. the border was the most secure in 40 years. the arabs were making peace with the israelis and everything changed when he got to be president. here's the news tonight. he said if a doctor tells me i need an exam i will take it. on going to right the white house physician and ask him to do a neurological exam for the president. because 80 percent of the public believes he is not fit to serve. if the doctor doesn't understand that man is at congo to test, the doctor needs one. this needs to stop up your kind tired of being told there's nothing wrong with joe biden. do you want him in a room with prudent or xi? i wouldn't let him buy me a car. i like him but he's compromised. this was a car wreck, it was a train wreck. it was misleading and we need the president of the u

here with reaction is south carolina senator, lindsay graham, senator, every single democrat that youlied to the country, they all knew, they all covered it up. kamala harris new. now joe biden's say he's going to go to bed at 8:00 pm, well what if there is a crisis at 2:00 am or 3:00 am that requires him to stay awake 24, 36, 48 straight hours, you cannot do it. our security is in jeopardy! >> i think so. inc. heavens, it's good to have the republican nominee for president, trump is ready to go on day 1, could strength -- strain out of the world play quickly. here's what i'm worried about, the whole world is watching, these are the interviews and the debate, how does world war iii started? 1 way to start world war iii is for the irradiance to break out, and acquire nuclear weapons, a promise you every arab into the middle east would want a nuclear weapon of their own in the next thing you know, we are on the road to armageddon. trump how to iran in a box, the irradiance are now running wild under joe biden. here's what i would tell president biden, 80 percent of the people watching -

so bob corker, coons, lindsay graham and a group of them, you to take the role in worlded food program. being a governor, you set rules, objectives, benchmarks, executed plans and being governor is the greatest job on the planet. being executive director of the world, feeding the hungyiest of the hungy people around the world there's nothing more fulfilling than helping the poor of the poor. that's why 70 years of celebration is so appropriate today because no nation on the planet is impacted not just the hungry but the stability and security of not just the united states but nations all over the world. i actually thought i could put because there were only 80 million people. there's no reason with the wealth and ingenuity we can't end hunger but in the total opposite direction, in the first year dan, it went from 80 million to 135 million because man-made conflict and climate shocks. then came covid. went from 135 to 275 million. i'm not talk about chronic hunger, knocking on the door of starvation and so i would get this argument from my friends on the hill, why should i send my mone