Franco Ordonez

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380 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 10 Aug

Franco Ordonez’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The NPR Politics Podcast · With Graham's death, the Senate loses a key Trump whisperer · 13 Jul 2026 podcast

And I remember very distinctly in the first administration, actually, once Trump was elected, Graham actually spoke positively, thinking that if anyone was going to get kind of a comprehensive immigration reform, some type of legal pathway for the millions of undocumented immigrants in the country, it would be Trump. voice-verified

But very quickly, Graham acknowledged and acknowledged publicly that the kind of the winds of politics, the winds of the country had changed. voice-verified

And there was just not the same type of support for any type of legalization effort. voice-verified

Now, he's still behind the DREAM Act, you know, kind of helping the children who were brought to the country illegally by undocumented immigrants. voice-verified

But in terms of greater immigration package, I'd say he still supported it, but he recognized that the American public were not necessarily behind it. voice-verified

And it was not only just on the issues. voice-verified

It was also the relationships in Washington. voice-verified

Obviously, we're talking about his close relationship with Trump. voice-verified

But, you know, before he had a very close relationship with former Senator John McCain, getting those type of close relationships with McCain first and then Trump later, he knew how to kind of rub shoulders with the important people to make sure that he could get his agenda, have the leverage that he wanted to in this, you know, busy city. voice-verified

Oh, yeah. voice-verified

I mean, Graham was one of the biggest hawks in the Republican Party. voice-verified

Strong support for Israel, tougher policies on Iran. voice-verified

As Eric was just talking about, continued military aid for Ukraine, stronger sanctions against Russia. voice-verified

He actually announced late last week on Friday during that trip. voice-verified

that Eric's talking about, that he had reached an agreement with the White House on a Russia sanctions package. voice-verified

So that'll be very interesting to see kind of what goes forward on that. voice-verified

I think one of the big changes is that, you know, Graham's greatest influence, especially as it related to the White House, was, you know, kind of behind the scenes. voice-verified

I mean, Trump is kind of known to have this group of advisers that, you know, he bounces ideas off of. voice-verified

And Graham was one of those key people. voice-verified

They played golf together. voice-verified

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