Trump Meets Zelenskyy And Netanyahu, TPS Update, Political Corruption

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President Trump is meeting with two world leaders separately at the White House today.

**Leila Fadel** (0:06)
Ukrainians Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu are seeking Trump's support amid ongoing conflicts. What can we expect from those meetings?

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**Leila Fadel** (1:57)
Services for the late Senator Lindsey Graham begin here in Washington today. In attendance will be three world leaders, President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

**A Martinez** (2:10)
Their presence reflects not only the respect for Graham, but also the loss of a key ally who helped shape their relationships with Trump and the rest of Washington. Trump is expected to meet with each of them before the funeral separately.

**Leila Fadel** (2:21)
NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordonius is here with us to talk about this. Good morning.

**Franco Ordonez** (2:26)
Good morning, Leila.

**Leila Fadel** (2:27)
So walk us through why two world leaders, Netanyahu and Zelenskyy, involved in two different wars, made sure to come to Washington for Graham's funeral.

**Franco Ordonez** (2:37)
Well, as you know, it's about respect, but also Graham really was one of the most tenacious supporters of those two countries. He's really leaving behind a void because I'm not sure there's another political leader who can step in to advocate like he did for both Israel and Ukraine, and certainly not someone who had the president's ear as Graham did. So the fact that the leaders are going to be meeting with Trump, there's kind of a certain symmetry that they're having to make the case themselves that Graham used to do on their behalf.

**Leila Fadel** (3:10)
Zelenskyy said he's bringing intelligence of Russia cooperating with Iran. What can you tell us?

**Franco Ordonez** (3:17)
Yeah, Zelenskyy is really trying to build support for Ukraine's cause against Russia. And saying Russia is providing satellite imagery of US military facilities in the Gulf.
I was talking with Richard Fontaine, who served in the George W. Bush White House and now leads the Center for a New American Security. He says this is one of those scenarios where the enemy of your enemy is your friend.

**Richard Fontaine** (3:40)
Well, certainly if you're about to come to the United States and you're trying to make the case for US support for your country and opposition to Russia, then it helps if you've got any information about Russia helping the enemy the United States is fighting right now in Iran.

**Leila Fadel** (3:57)
Now Trump has gone back and forth over how much he seems to be siding with Russia or Ukraine publicly. He seems to be talking more positively about Ukraine at the moment. Is Zelenskyy trying to build on that?

**Franco Ordonez** (4:08)
Yeah, I mean, I'd say for sure. I mean, that turn in the relationship has been very much on display even just a few weeks ago in Turkey when Trump and Zelenskyy met on the sidelines of the NATO summit. Trump announced that the US would be granting Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot air defense systems. That's something that Kiev has been wanting for years.
I will, though, say, Leila, that when Trump was asked directly yesterday about Russia possibly giving Iran intelligence on US bases, Trump really seemed to dismiss that. He said he'd asked Putin about it, but doubted it was true.