Very okay with President Trump, meeting with President Putin in Alaska.

I think everybody knows that how this war ends can be a good thing or a bad thing.

If it ends in a way, it looks like that Putin's overly rewarded, there goes Taiwan.

You can't end a war without talking.

I do hope that Zelensky can be part of the

process. I'll leave that up to the White House. But I come on your show a good bit. I want to be

honest with you. Ukraine's not going to evict every Russian and Russia's not going to keep.

So there'll be some land swaps at the end.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina discussing President Trump's

plan meeting this week with Vladimir Putin.

Question is how will Ukraine's concerns be addressed if they're not at the negotiating table?

Also ahead, we'll have an update on Israel's new military offensive in Gaza,

mid-growing condemnation from abroad, and even some in Israel.

The question is, will the Trump administration push back at all on those plans?

Plus, President Trump appears to be on the verge of deploying National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.

The question is, is the action really necessary?

It's way too early for this.

All right, good morning.

It's Monday. Wow, we made it through the weekend. This is way too early. The show did, that did not, I repeat, did not have Alaska on its Trump-Pooten Summit location's vingo card. I am Sam Stein in for Ali Vatali on this Monday, August 11th, and we will start with the news. President Trump and Russian President

Vladimir Putin are set to meet this Friday in Alaska to discuss Russia's war on Ukraine.

President Trump made the announcement on social media Friday evening. Hours earlier, he told

reporters that a potential land swap could be part of a deal.

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