PRESIDENT, WHO IS PREPARED TO GO BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE, AND LINDSEY GRAHAM IS JOINING US NOW. SO SENATOR, YOU WERE -- HAD TO RUN A CROWD THERE, IN THE ROTUNDA AS YOU WERE GETTING TO THE MICROPHONE THERE, BUT WE DO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. JUST, IF YOU COULD EXPOUND A LITTLE MORE ON WHAT YOU TOLD SEAN LAST NIGHT ABOUT SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL AND YOUR POTENTIAL SUPPORT FOR HIM, THE NEXT TIME HE RUNS FOR LEADER. >> NUMBER ONE, I THINK SENATOR McCONNELL IS ONE OF THE BEST REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR PARTY BUT ELECTIONS ARE ABOUT THE FUTURE, NOT THE PAST. TO GET JUDGES ON THE COURT, FOUGHT LIKE A TIGER FOR THE THREE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES THAT WERE SUPPORTED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP, GOT THE TAX CUT. SO, MITCH McCONNELL HAS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF. HERE IS MY CONCERN. IF HE RUNS, GREAT. NO MATTER WHO RUNS, YOU GOT TO PROVE TO ME THAT YOU CAN WORK WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP BECAUSE HE'S THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL REPUBLICAN IN THE PARTY BY A MILE. THE AMERICAN FIRST AGENDA IS VERY POPULAR WITH INDEPENDENTS AND REPUBLICANS. ALL I'M SAYING, I LIKE MITCH A LOT, HE HAS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF. BUT IF YOU WANT TO BE A LEADER IN 2022, I EXPECT PRESIDENT TRUMP TO RUN AGAIN FOR PRESIDENT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH EVERYTHING PRESIDENT TRUMP DOES OR SAYS, I DON'T, BUT YOU GOT TO HAVE A WORKING RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE OUR PARTY WILL NOT DO AS WELL AS WE COULD OR SHOULD IF WE DON'T HAVE A TEAM APPROACH FROM 2022 TO 2024 WHERE THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE WORKING WITH AN AMERICAN FIRST AGENDA LED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP, SO IT'S REALLY COMMON SENSE WHAT I'M SAYING, AND MAYBE THAT RELATIONSHIP CAN BE REPAIRED, I HOPE SO. >> Sandra: SENATOR, SOME MAY HEAR YOU SAY THAT AND YOUR WARNING LAST NIGHT AND THINK ARE YOU LOOKING TOO FAR BEYOND MIDTERM ELECTIONS? DOES IT HELP RIGHT NOW TO BE TAKING SHOTS WITHIN YOUR OWN PARTY RATHER THAN JUST ROLLING OUT THE WELCOME MAT AFTER LOSING THE PRESIDENCY AND OBVIOUSLY CONTROLLING CONGRESS? >> NO, I WASN'T THE ONE SAYING I WAS GOING TO RUN FOR MAJORITY LEADER IN 2022. I'M OK WITH FOCUSSING ON TAKING BACK THE SENATE MAJORITY. I'M LIKE ALL IN FOR THAT. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS -- AND REPUBLICANS COULD TAKE BACK THE UNITED STATES SENATE IN 2022. WHAT BROUGHT THIS UP IS THAT SENATOR McCONNELL, WHO I RESPECT AND LIKE AND HAS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF, HAS SAID HE WOULD SEEK ANOTHER TERM AS LEADER. ALL I'M SAYING IS WHEN WE GET TO 2022, WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS SOMEBODY THAT CAN WORK WITH THE MOST POWERFUL REPUBLICAN IN AMERICA AND THAT'S DONALD TRUMP. WHY IS HE SO POWERFUL? PEOPLE LIKE WHAT HE DID ON OUR SIDE AS PRESIDENT AND A LOT OF INDEPENDENTS ARE LEARNING EVERY DAY HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO HAVE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BE OUR PRESIDENT. IF YOU ARE PRO LIFE, THERE'S NEVER BEEN A BETTER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT ON THE PRO LIFE ISSUE THAN DONALD TRUMP. IF YOU BELIEVE IN A STRONG MILITARY, WE HAD IT. HE TOOK THE FIGHT TO THE TERRORISTS, WE HAD BORDERS THAT WERE SECURE, WE HAD GROWING ECONOMY, HE DID THE VACCINES THAT SAVED MILLIONS OF LIVES FOR COVID, SO THAT'S WHY SO MANY PEOPLE LIKE -- TO MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES, YOU ASK ME ALL THE TIME, GO DOWN TO MAR-A-LAGO AND SEE IF YOU CAN HAVE HIM LET GO OF THE 2020 ISSUES. I THINK IT'S AN UNREASONABLE THING TO ASK OF HIM AND ME BUT TO MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A 2-WAY STREET. I THINK WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND GIVE CREDIT TO PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR BEING THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT SINCE RONALD REAGAN. >> John: SENATOR GRAHAM YOU SAID SOMETHING KEY THERE A MOMENT AGO, IF THEY CAN REPAIR THE RELATIONSHIP. DO THEY WANT TO REPAIR THE RELATIONSHIP. A BIG DEPARTURE WAS OVER JANUARY 6TH, THE MINORITY LEADER GAVE A STRONG SPEECH ON THE SENATE FLOOR AND HE DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO HAVE TOO MUCH OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CALLED MITCH McCONNELL A LOT OF NAMES, INCLUDING OLD CROW. MITCH McCONNELL IS AN ASTUTE POLITICIAN AND KNOWS HOW TO BUILD BRIDGES WHEN NECESSARY. WHEN PUSH COMES DO SHOVE, DO YOU THINK THEY ARE GOING TO WANT TO REPAIR THE RELATIONSHIP? >> I THINK IT'S IN EVERYBODY'S INTEREST TO BE A TEAM, I THINK THE AMERICA AGENDA FIRST WORKS, AND I'M NOT DR. PHIL, YOU KNOW, IT'S MY JOB -- NOT MY JOB TO FIX EVERY PROBLEM WE HAVE NOR ANY OTHER SENATOR'S JOB. I'M MAKING AN OBSERVATION. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING I THINK YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH TRUMP, WHAT HE DID IN SYRIA I DIDN'T LIKE IT. I'VE HAD MY DIFFERENCES WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE MEDIA TRIES TO DIVIDE US ALL THE TIME. JANUARY 6TH WAS A DARK DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY BUT NOT PEARL HARBOR, IT'S NOT 9/11, AND THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT. SO TO MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES, LET'S SPEND OUR TIME GROWING THE PARTY AND REALIZE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL REPUBLICAN IN THE COUNTRY SINCE RONALD REAGAN AND SEE IF WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN REPAIR THE RELATIONSHIP IS UP TO THEM, NOT ME. I HOPE SO. >> Sandra: SENATOR, YOU WOULD NOT BE SAYING ANY OF THIS UNLESS YOU BELIEVE DONALD TRUMP WAS THE FUTURE OF YOUR PARTY. >> YOU ARE SO SMART. >> Sandra: AND THAT HE CAN ACTUALLY WIN. >> YOU ARE SO SMART. >> John: WE KNOW YOU WELL ENOUGH. >> Sandra: IS THAT IT? >> IN CASE YOU MISSED THE LAST FOUR MINUTES, THAT'S IT. YES. I MEAN, I'M JUST SPEAKING. LIKE THE SUN COMES UP IN THE EAST, AND IT SETS IN THE WEST. 70% OF OUR PARTY WOULD LIKE TO SEE PRESIDENT TRUMP RUN AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM RUN AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM CHANGE HIS BEHAVIOR SOMEWHAT. FOCUS MORE ON ELECTION REFORM AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN REPAIR THE DAMAGE CREATED BY JOE BIDEN. THOSE ARE ALL LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS UNFINISHED BUSINESS. I THINK HE'S THE BEST PERSON IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO TAKE THE CAUSE, TAKE UP THE BANNER IN 2024 BECAUSE UNLIKE LINDSEY GRAHAM, MITCH McCONNELL OR ANYBODY ELSE, HE ACTUALLY WAS PRESIDENT AND WHEN HE WAS PRESIDENT YOUR LIFE WAS BETTER, WE WERE MORE PROSPEROUS AND WE WERE SAFER, SO YEAH, I THINK HE'S GOING TO RUN. IF THERE'S ANY DOUBT, I THINK IT WILL BE -- IT WILL GO AWAY FAIRLY SOON HERE. >> Sandra: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU THINK, YOU WOULDN'T BE SAYING THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE SPOKEN WITH HIM. WHAT HAS HE TOLD YOU? >> I THINK HE'S GOING TO RUN. I'LL LET YOU SPEAK FOR HIMSELF. BUT YOU'D HAVE TO BE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND NOT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE. THE GUY HAS $100 MILLION IN THE BANK, HE HAS WIDE SUPPORT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE AMERICAN FIRST AGENDA WAS GOOD FOR THE PARTY, GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY, SO I EXPECT HIM TO RUN. AND TO MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES, I WILL DO MY BEST TO TRY TO HELP PRESIDENT TRUMP STAY FOCUSSED ON MESSAGES GOOD FOR US ALL BUT IT'S A 2-WAY STREET. >> John: DISCUSSION IN THE PAST, YOU ARE MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HIS CHANCES OF RUNNING THAN OTHERS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH. BUT YOU DO TALK TO HIM AN AWFUL LOT. >> I'LL TAKE BETS IF ANYBODY WANTS TO BET. >> John: LINDSEY GRAHAM. SPLIT DECISION AT THE SUPREME COURT OVER THE VACCINE MANDATE. THE SUPREME COURT HAS LET STAY THE STAY THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED LARGE COMPANIES TO IMPLEMENT VACCINE MANDATES OR TESTING, BUT FEDERALLY FUNDED HEALTHCARE CENTERS THAT EMPLOY HEALTHCARE WORKERS HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE MANDATE. MANDATE WILL NOT GO INTO EFFECT AGAINST PRIVATE COMPANIES. IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT AGAINST FEDERALLY FUNDED HEALTHCARE COMPANIES AND FACILITIES. SENATOR, YOUR REACTION TO THIS. >> THERE'S SOME SYMMETRY TO THAT, WHERE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS A DOMINANT ROLE, REQUIRING FOR THE MILITARY, NOT SURE IT'S THE BEST IDEA. BUT MANDATING TO THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WITHOUT CONGRESS ON BOARD THE COURT IS GOING TO SHOOT DOWN. SO THE COURT HAS GOT A LOT OF GOOD CONSERVATIVES ON IT, THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP, THANK YOU MITCH McCONNELL, 2024 WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. IF WE DON'T WIN IN 2022, JOHN, SHAME ON US. THEY ARE TRYING TO GIVE US THE ELECTION, LET'S TAKE IT. TO MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES, THE BEST WAY TO WIN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE IS TO BE A TEAM, AND IF WE WIN IN 2022, WE HAVE TO STAY A TEAM AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM IS DONALD TRUMP WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. >> Sandra: SORRY TO DWELL ON IT, THAT GOES BACK TO THE INITIAL POINT. I MEAN -- YOU SAID -- YOU GO BACK TO THE WARNING TO MITCH McCONNELL, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT IN THIS MOMENT IN A MIDTERM ELECTION YEAR? >> ARE YOU NOT LISTENING? >> Sandra: I AM. I'M ASKING FOR THE MEANING BEHIND YOUR WARNING. >> IT'S NOT A WARNING. HE SAYS HE WANTS TO BE THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. I'VE ACKNOWLEDGED HE'S BEEN THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL REPUBLICAN LEADER OF MY LIFETIME. HE'S DONE SO MUCH. BOB DOLE WAS GREAT. LOOK AT WHAT MITCH ACCOMPLISHED WORKING WITH DONALD TRUMP. THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE GO FORWARD AS A PARTY. THE REPUBLICAN LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE, YOU DON'T NEED TO KISS DONALD TRUMP'S ASS BUT YOU GOT DO HAVE A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AS A SENATE LEADER OR HOUSE LEADER, THAT HURTS US ALL. THAT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. >> Sandra: DO YOU HAVE ANY REASON TO BELIEVE THEY CAN'T MEND THEIR RELATIONSHIP? >> I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S UP TO THEM. I HOPE THEY CAN. I LIKE MITCH FINE, I THINK HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB AS I'VE SAID. BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE IT OR NOT, THE LEADER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NATIONALLY IS DONALD TRUMP, AND NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE IT UNLESS SOMETHING COMES OUT OF LEFT FIELD. WHAT YOU SAW TODAY IN THE SENATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE JOE BIDEN WOULD PUSH FOR A CHANGE IN THE FILIBUSTER TO BE NOT RUN OUT OF TOWN BY THE LEFT, AND THAT RED AND PURPLE STATES WOULD STAND UP FOR HIM. THIS IS GOOD POLITICS ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE. WHAT'S GOOD POLITICS FOR THE REPUBLICANS, TO WORK WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH EVERYTHING HE DOES, BUT A WORKING RELATIONSHIP. >> John: IF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP IS INDICATIVE OF ANYTHING, IT IS POSSIBLE TO BURY THE HATCHET. THERE WAS A TIME HE WAS SO DANG MAD AT YOU HE GAVE OUT YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO AMERICANS. >> I HAVE COME TO LIKE HIM, IT
