{"id":4458,"date":"2026-07-29T08:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4458"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:38:32","slug":"netanyahu-and-zelenskyy-meet-trump-at-the-white-house-as-washington-honors-lindsey-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4458","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu and Zelenskyy meet Trump at the White House as Washington honors Lindsey Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The two leaders also plan to discuss the framework agreement the U.S. and Israel signed with Lebanon over the Israel-Hezbollah war and the expansion of the Abraham Accords, according to a White House official.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4456\">eBay will pay nearly $50 million after employees reportedly sent a Massachusetts couple a bloody pig mask, cockroaches and death threats<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump also met with\u00a0Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u00a0on Tuesday ahead of\u00a0Sen. Lindsey Graham\u2019s funeral, which was\u00a0their second sit-down this month. Sen. Lindsey Graham will be\u00a0eulogized Tuesday during memorial services across Washington. Trump is expected to deliver remarks at the cathedral, alongside Fox News\u2019 Sean Hannity and other conservative leaders.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Later, Trump joined guests and foreign leaders at Washington National Cathedral to\u00a0eulogize Sen. Lindsey Graham, who rose to become one of his generation\u2019s more influential U.S. politicians\u00a0at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the latest:<\/p>\n<h4>Air Force begins process to rename base after Sen. Lindsey Graham<\/h4>\n<p>The U.S. Air Force has begun taking steps to rename Joint Base Charleston in honor of the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, an Air Force official says.<\/p>\n<p>The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal military matters, said Air Force Secretary Troy Meink signed a memo Monday to begin the process of renaming the base to Joint Base Lindsey Graham.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The official said there was no immediate timeline on how long the process would take to rename the base, which is adjacent to Charleston International Airport. The renaming was reported earlier by the Post and Courier.<\/p>\n<p>Graham served in the Air Force, the Air Force Reserves and the Air National Guard for more than 30 years as a lawyer before retiring at the rank of colonel, according to his Senate website.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He was honored at a memorial service Tuesday after he died suddenly on July 11.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014- Konstantin Toropin<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Trump reflects on Graham\u2019s loss in rare display of emotion<\/h4>\n<p>Speaking at the lectern during his tribute to Graham, Trump paused to note the difficulty of the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will say, this memorial service \u2014 it\u2019s so hard to say: memorial service for Lindsey,\u201d Trump said before continuing.<\/p>\n<p>Toward the end of his roughly 12-minute tribute, Trump looked upward and suggested Graham was \u201cwatching us\u201d now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur nation needs more men and women like that great person sitting, laying \u2014 wherever he may be,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI think I know where he is, and I think he\u2019s up there. I think he\u2019s watching us. I\u2019m pretty sure of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Trump highlights defense of Kavanaugh as perhaps Graham\u2019s \u2018finest hour\u2019<\/h4>\n<p>Trump recalled the passionate defense Graham issued during the confirmation hearing in 2018 for now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, during Trump\u2019s first term as president.<\/p>\n<p>Christine Blasey Ford had come forward and accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party when they were in high school, an allegation he denied.<\/p>\n<p>Graham, who was a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee considering the nomination, passionately defended Kavanaugh, who later was confirmed to the high court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis impassioned defense of a wonderful person, a great gentleman, Justice Kavanaugh, ended a disgraceful attack on this very good man and gave us one of the greatest moments the Senate has ever seen,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt was a truly monumental moment in Senate history. I believe it was Lindsey\u2019s perhaps finest hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kavanaugh was among the mourners at Washington National Cathedral.<\/p>\n<h4>Trump eulogizes Graham, says \u2018he left us much too soon\u2019<\/h4>\n<p>Trump remembered Graham as someone who became a \u201cconstant fixture of American politics at the highest level, and a force to be reckoned with all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cFor more than 30 years, nothing of consequence happened in this capital without Lindsey Graham knowing about it. Nothing of significance happened anywhere in the world without Lindsey Graham having a view on it,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd no bill became law in the most exceptional Republican human history without Lindsey Graham having a say in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a man who gave America the full measure of his good and mighty heart until that heart itself just gave out,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump said Graham \u201cwent out at the peak of his career and the top of his game.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Netanyahu says his talk with Trump was \u2018one of the best\u2019<\/h4>\n<p>In a video posted on his Instagram account, Netanyahu described his meeting with Trump on Tuesday as \u201cexcellent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that it was \u201ca conversation with full partnership, with mutual support, with an understanding of the common goal of ensuring that Iran does not have nuclear weapons, and other goals as well. One of the best conversations I\u2019ve had with the President of the United States, our friend Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli Prime Minister met with Trump in the White House for about 90 minutes of talks, in a meeting that was closed to press coverage. He said that Trump\u2019s \u201centire senior team\u201d was present at the meeting, as well as \u201cour senior team,\u201d and that it was \u201can opportunity to exchange ideas and to coordinate arrangements that are important for the security and future of the State of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Netanyahu departs White House after meeting Trump<\/h4>\n<p>The Israeli prime minister departed after about 90 minutes of talks.<\/p>\n<p>As he was leaving, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt released a statement on X noting that Trump had concluded his meetings with Netanyahu and Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cBoth meetings were positive and productive!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They were closed to press coverage.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Netanyahu attended a memorial dinner for Graham, calling him a \u2018dear friend\u2019<\/h4>\n<p>The event was held in Washington on Monday evening and was also attended by Graham\u2019s sister and replacement in the Senate, Darlene Graham, as well as other relatives, friends of the late senator, \u201csenior administration officials and members of Congress,\u201d according to a statement by Netanyahu\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, the Israeli leader praised Graham as \u201cdeeply committed to the security of the United States, to the security of Israel, and to the ongoing fight against anti-Semitism,\u201c the statement said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Netanyahu, who is meeting with Trump at the White House, is among several foreign leaders who are expected to attend Graham\u2019s Washington funeral held later on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica has lost a great patriot. Israel has lost one of its greatest friends and supporters. And I have lost a dear friend,\u201d Netanyahu said at the memorial dinner.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Zelenskyy reports having a \u2018good meeting\u2019 with Trump<\/h4>\n<p>In a social media post afterward, the Ukrainian leader said his first act was to offer his condolences to Trump on the death of Graham, who was close to Trump and a strong supporter of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy says he and Trump discussed licenses for Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptors and \u201cseveral other ideas that could help.\u201d They also discussed diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said he expressed gratitude to the United States for \u201cits firm support\u201d and said their teams will arrange future communication.<\/p>\n<p>The White House closed the meeting to independent journalists. Zelenskyy released photos showing him posing with Trump and that U.S. secretaries Rubio, Bessent and Hegseth attended the Oval Office meeting.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Iran\u2019s government details damage from recent escalation<\/h4>\n<p>Iran says recent U.S. strikes destroyed an airport and a marine control tower, and caused damage to 12 bridges and two tunnels, among other infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani provided the details Tuesday in an announcement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military said it struck numerous military targets this month\u00a0in response to\u00a0Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on Arab countries hosting U.S. forces.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides paused their attacks over the weekend, though tensions remain high.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Mohajerani said Bushehr International Airport, on the Persian Gulf, has been \u201crendered inoperable.\u201d Both tunnels have been reopened and alternate routes have been established around the damaged bridges, she said.<\/p>\n<p>She said other civilian infrastructure had also been destroyed, including a meteorological center and fishing boats. The U.S. says it targeted small boats used by Iranian forces to harass ships in the strait.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Former colleagues of Graham offer personal goodbyes as they walk up to his flag-draped casket<\/h4>\n<p>Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., placed both hands on his casket and then placed her hand on her heart. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., saluted from her wheelchair. And Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., gave a fist bump.<\/p>\n<p>Scores of former senators also traveled to the Capitol to pay their respects, including former Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., who bowed and then briefly kissed the casket.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Others stood briefly before his casket and offered a short prayer and a sign of the cross.<\/p>\n<h4>Netanyahu now at White House for Trump meeting<\/h4>\n<p>The black SUV carrying the Israeli prime minister arrived on West Executive Avenue minutes after Zelenskyy departed after his own meeting with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu stepped out of the passenger side of the vehicle and buttoned his suit jacket before entering through a side entrance to the West Wing. The meeting is also closed to press coverage.<\/p>\n<h4>Israel\u2019s UN envoy says `number one\u2019 on Trump-Netanyahu agenda will be scaling down Iran war<\/h4>\n<p>Ambassador Danny Danon told U.N. reporters Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu definitely wants to hear from President Trump what he wants to see in the coming days or weeks.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI cannot tell you which direction it will go. There are different options,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are prepared for all scenarios, and we will discuss it with the president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Danon was responding to a question on whether Israel expects the two leaders to talk about specifics of scaling down or ending the war in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I\u2019m sure that will be number one on the agenda in the meeting today between the prime minister and the president,\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n<p>Amid somewhat strained U.S.-Israeli relations, Danon stressed, \u201cWe fought shoulder-to-shoulder against Iran, and we are prepared to continue supporting the U.S. in pursuing peace and stability in the region.\u201d He added that Gaza will also be on the Trump-Netanyahu agenda.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Thune hails Graham as a towering figure in the Senate and the international stage<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cI traveled with Lindsey all over the world as part of the congressional delegations and I saw firsthand just how much he was respected by our allies and just how well he was able to connect with foreign leaders around the world,\u201d Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4454\">Jamie Dimon says his stockbroker father taught him to invest with a \u2018brutally hard\u2019 childhood game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thune and others are honoring Graham at a tribute Tuesday in the Capitol Rotunda.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Thune and others also cited Graham\u2019s sense of humor. He said that when lawmakers would gather for dinners in Washington, Graham was always the first call. He said no one was more capable of cracking up a room.<\/p>\n<p>Choking up, he closed by telling Graham to \u201crest in peace my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to the days when you make us all laugh again,\u201d Thune said.<\/p>\n<h4>Americans\u2019 confidence in US economy fell this month as Iran conflict sent gas prices back up<\/h4>\n<p>The Conference Board said Tuesday that its\u00a0consumer confidence index\u00a0fell to 90.8 in July from 92.2 in June.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers\u2019 view of current business and labor market conditions fell by 3.6 points to 114.9, the third straight monthly decline.<\/p>\n<p>Views about their near-term futures held steady from last month with a reading of 74.7.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Consumer attitudes had improved modestly in June as gas prices came down to around $3.70 a gallon from more than $4.50 a gallon in late April and early May. But as fighting in the Middle East escalated, the average price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. started to rise again. On Tuesday it was $4.10, according to the auto club AAA.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\u00a0Read more<\/p>\n<h4>Trump and Zelenskyy are meeting<\/h4>\n<p>The White House says the meeting started at 9:47 a.m. It is \u201cclosed press,\u201d meaning journalists at aren\u2019t likely to see the leaders together in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<h4>Graham\u2019s casket arrives at the Capitol<\/h4>\n<p>The remains of the Republican senator have arrived at the U.S. Capitol, his flag-draped casket carried inside by an armed forces team, in recognition of his military service.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He\u2019s being honored at a tribute in the Rotunda, the start of two days of services for the South Carolina senator.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance\u00a0is expected to speak and several Cabinet officials, including former Sen. Markwayne Mullin, the Homeland Security secretary, were in attendance, as was acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who faces a rocky Senate confirmation for the job.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Iran says anyone tapping its frozen assets will be barred from the Strait of Hormuz<\/h4>\n<p>The threat came in response to President Trump\u2019s\u00a0post on social media last week, in which he threatened to use Iranian assets frozen abroad to pay for damage to ships from Iranian attacks in the strait.<\/p>\n<p>Ebrahim Zolfaghari, the spokesperson for Iran\u2019s joint military command, said Tuesday that any countries or companies that join in Trump\u2019s \u201cunlawful action\u201d will be barred from using the strait. The critical waterway carried a fifth of the world\u2019s traded oil and gas before the war. His video message was carried by Iranian state TV.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Trump had said damage to ships would be \u201cpaid for by Iranian Money that the United States has in its possession, and controls.\u201d It was unclear what legal mechanisms Trump would use to seize and spend the funds.<\/p>\n<h4>Zelenskyy arrives at White House to meet Trump<\/h4>\n<p>The Ukrainian leader\u2019s car pulled up on West Executive Avenue, a private road within the White House complex. He stepped out of the passenger side of a black SUV and walked around the rear to enter the White House for the meeting.<\/p>\n<h4>Acting national intelligence chief announces more job cuts<\/h4>\n<p>Bill Pulte, the acting director of national intelligence, has sought to leave his mark during his interim status in the job.<\/p>\n<p>With the Senate poised to confirm Jay Clayton for the role, Pulte released Tuesday on X a series of intelligence community documents from 2020 that described China\u2019s capacity to interfere in the American political process as well as vulnerabilities in the election system.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The substance of the material was largely recycled and already known, but its disclosure is part of a broader Trump administration effort to raise concerns about the integrity of U.S. elections \u2014 most especially the 2020 presidential race he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Pulte has also presided over a downsizing of the national intelligence office, which functions as a coordinating hub for the U.S. government\u2019s intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n<p>He boasted on X that with a latest round of job cuts, the office is carrying out about a 30% staff reduction from weeks ago.<\/p>\n<h4>Trump urges Iran to make a deal so he won\u2019t have to hurt the people<\/h4>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly retreated from threats to knock out bridges, power plants and other infrastructure but he told Fox News Channel in an interview that Iran knows he\u2019ll \u201cfinish the job\u201d if its leaders don\u2019t make a deal to end the war.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He says millions of people would then struggle to get by.<\/p>\n<p>Trump claimed he would need less than an hour to \u201ctake out\u201d most of Iran\u2019s bridges and said he could blow up their power plants \u201cwithin one day\u201d and then target desalinization plants.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou know, if I can avoid doing that, I\u2019d like to do that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h4>Trump says he doesn\u2019t need Netanyahu\u2019s advice on Iran\u2019s Pickaxe Mountain<\/h4>\n<p>The president says he\u2019s not worried about construction activities at Iran\u2019s potential\u00a0nuclear site at Pickaxe Mountain, a complex Trump has threatened to bomb.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>And Trump criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for publicly expressing concerns about the site ahead of the two leaders\u2019 meeting Tuesday at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know exactly what\u2019s going on at Pickaxe,\u201d Trump told \u201cFox &amp; Friends,\u201d adding that whatever Iran is doing is \u201cnot a big problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Netanyahu\u2019s statements ahead of his visit to Washington, Trump said, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you just tell it to me? Why do you have to announce to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bilateral huddle, on the same day that both men are attending the late Sen. Lindsey Graham\u2019s funeral, is the first since Netanyahu and Trump launched their war in Iran five months ago.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Trump remembers Sen. Lindsey Graham both for his kindness and his hawkishness<\/h4>\n<p>Speaking fondly about his friend and ally, Trump said he admired Graham as a nice person who was quick to call for military action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a guy that liked war,\u201d Trump said Tuesday in a Fox News interview. \u201cI jokingly say, and there\u2019s nothing funny about it, but he\u2019s never seen a war that he didn\u2019t like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump added that Graham was \u201cvery much a hawk on Iran\u201d but had also told Trump it was time to make a deal to end the war. That sentiment did not extend to the Russia-Ukraine war, Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUkraine he\u2019s very militant about,\u201d Trump said. \u201cLindsey liked war, to be honest with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Senate expected to confirm Jay Clayton as next intelligence director on Tuesday<\/h4>\n<p>It will ensure that a permanent director is in place as the midterm elections approach.<\/p>\n<p>Clayton is expected to be confirmed along party lines after a\u00a0contentious hearing\u00a0two weeks ago in which he repeatedly refused to say that former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Still, Democrats have said they have more confidence in Clayton than they do in Trump\u2019s temporary pick for the job, Bill Pulte, who has no known intelligence experience and investigated the president\u2019s perceived enemies in his previous post as a federal housing regulator.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Senators from both parties have expressed concerns about Pulte, who took over on an\u00a0interim basis\u00a0last month after Tulsi Gabbard\u00a0resigned. Pulte was in charge when Trump\u00a0delivered a speech from the White House\u00a0earlier this month doubling down on his false claims about the 2020 election, which he\u00a0lost, and released classified documents he said were relevant to his arguments.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\u00a0Read more<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Security around the White House is tight due to Zelenskyy and Netanyahu visits<\/h4>\n<p>Only foot traffic is allowed on streets surrounding the complex. Vehicular traffic is blocked by city police cars and dump trucks at key intersections, like Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th St and near Lafayette Park.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu is staying at Blair House, the U.S. government\u2019s guest house across from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy has the first meeting with Trump, scheduled for 9:30 a.m., followed by Netanyahu at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<h4>Zelenskyy will visit Trump at the White House before Sen. Graham\u2019s funeral<\/h4>\n<p>Trump and\u00a0Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u00a0will meet Tuesday ahead of\u00a0Sen. Lindsey Graham\u2019s funeral, their second sit-down this month and after a far-right activist with the U.S. president\u2019s ear had a widely publicized change of heart on Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Trump is set to welcome Zelenskyy to the White House as the Ukrainian leader travels to Washington to honor Graham, whose final act as a\u00a0public official was visiting Kyiv\u00a0and securing an agreement on a package of sanctions that seek to punish countries that purchase Russian oil, gas and other exports.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy posted on X early Tuesday that he had arrived in the U.S. and listed the goals for his visit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur schedule includes meetings with President Trump, his team, and those who can support our defense,\u201d the Ukrainian leader said. \u201cOur number one priority is anti-ballistic defense and strategic cooperation with America. Peace needs to be brought closer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\u00a0Read more<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Netanyahu\u2019s first meeting with Trump since the Iran war began is a chance to smooth over strains<\/h4>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday is the first since the two leaders launched a joint war against\u00a0Iran\u00a0and a chance for Netanyahu to smooth out strains in their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes as both face growing pressures at home. Netanyahu is up for reelection and is embattled in part because of his deteriorating relationship with Trump. Trump is under pressure to end an unpopular war that has\u00a0wreaked economic havoc\u00a0and\u00a0driven prices higher\u00a0ahead of midterm elections this November.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The two leaders also plan to discuss the framework agreement the U.S. and Israel signed with Lebanon over the Israel-Hezbollah war and the expansion of the Abraham Accords, according to a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a little difference,\u201d Trump said Monday when asked by reporters if he and the Israeli prime minister were on the same page with Iran. \u201cBut pretty close, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4452\">Gen Z workers are sneaking out of the office to nap and cry\u2014anywhere secluded away from the desk will do, including Zara\u2019s fitting room<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both leaders held closed-door talks with Trump on the day of Graham&#8217;s funeral, with Iran and Ukraine topping the agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-donald-trump"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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