Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Russian President Vladimir Putin did not “give a damn about sanctions.”

Partial transcript as follows:

KRISTEN WELKER: Senator, I have to ask you about this sanctions bill that has the backing of, frankly, more than 80 other senators.

GRAHAM: 85

WELKER: Okay, there you go. You’ve been putting off bringing it to the floor for more than four months now. If this summit does not produce a ceasefire agreement, will you commit to bringing that bill to the floor?

GRAHAM: I talked to the President about the bill. I think it will help him in court, his tariff policies being challenged in court, if Congress creates a tariff regime giving the President authority to set tariffs to go after people who buy Putin’s oil. I think he’s g

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