on running for the white house again in 2024 but his legal troubles are mounting, so republicans face a decision can they afford to remain the party of trump? senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. senator, you are deep in the political trenches with donald trump and right now, that looks like a pretty unhealthy place to be. does it feel that way to you? uh, no. if you re a republican, it s a good place to be because he s very popular among republicans. emerson college not exactly, you know, a right wing polling firm has trump up in pennsylvania and some of the swing states. so, this election coming up in 80 days, they want to make it about trump, republicans want to make it about a failed presidency of biden, and we ll see where it shakes out. but no, the truth of the matter is that president trump and the republican party is seen as successful on issues that matter to the country, to conservatism, the court, the border, strong national secur
britain s governing conservative party and become prime minister, the foreign secretary liz truss has said the country faces serious challenges requiring immediate government action. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur and this is lake como in northern italy, venue for the ambrosetti forum, which, every year, brings together politicians from around the world. my guest today is one of them, republican senator lindsey graham, who is perhaps the loudest, most loyal defender of donald trump in the us congress. now, mr trump seems intent on running for the white house again in 2024 but his legal troubles are mounting, so republicans face a decision can they afford to remain the party of trump? senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. senator, you are deep in the political trenches with donald trump and right now, that looks like a pretty unhealthy place to be. does it feel that way to you? uh, no. if you re a republican, it
senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. senator, you are deep in the political trenches with donald trump, and right now that looks like a pretty unhealthy place to be. does it feel that way to you? no. if you re a republican, it s a good place to be because he s very popular among republicans. emerson college, not exactly, you know, a right wing polling firm, has trump up in pennsylvania and some of the swing states, so this election coming up in 80 days, they want to make it about trump. republicans want to make it about a failed presidency of biden and we will see where it shakes out. but no, the truth of the matter is that president trump and the republican party is seen as successful on issues that matter to the country, to conservatism, the court, the border, strong national security. so he s in good standing with republicans. i m going to stop you if i may. because it seems to me politics isn t just about polling, it s not just about appealing
liverpool a couple of weeks ago. detectives are saying they have arrested two men in the relation of the murder of nine year old olivia. one suspect arrested on suspicion of murder. the men were arrested in the runcorn area in the early hours of the morning to stop a 34 year old man from liverpool arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, he is in police custody and is being questioned by detectives now. and separate the, a 41 year old man from knowsley on merseyside arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, also in custody. the detective chief superintendent leading the inquiry has said, i continue to urge anyone who s information can help our investigation into the tragic murder to come forward so we can bring those responsible to justice. to come forward so we can bring those responsible tojustice. two arrests and one of them, a suspect on suspicion of the murder of olivia pratt korbel, the nine year old girl who died in liverpool. now on bbc news hardtal
necessary. the idea of armed auditors coming for americans is chilling. no surprise the reaction swift and brutal. former acting dni rick grenell says democrats are ready to audit yu using a gun if necessary. the democrats are anti-guns unless it s guns for their new i.r.s. agents authorized to use deadly force. they are coming after entrepreneurs and small business owners and coming after our middle class hard working americans. there is no question about that. then you layer on top of that what you just mentioned. their criminal division with the power of enforcement of a gun essentially. harris: another source of outrage house democrats prioritizing i.r.s. expansion rather than police. speaker nancy pelosi announcing several public safety bills are now on the back burner. the house plans to vote on that spending bill as soon as tomorrow. republican senator john kennedy from the great state of louisiana, member of the judiciary committee and now in focus. great to see