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

Graham was apparently very good, which was something kind of Trump respected. voice-verified

They talked on the phone a lot. voice-verified

Trump actually told NBC on Sunday that he spoke to Graham Saturday night, just hours before Graham died, saying that he seemed tired after the return from Ukraine. voice-verified

But voice-verified

Otherwise fine and called Graham like a member of the family. voice-verified

I mean, he had such influence. voice-verified

I think he had more influence than most people realize. voice-verified

And you could actually kind of predict what Trump would be doing based on what Graham was lobbying for. voice-verified

Literally, Trump would sometimes send Graham out to make a public campaign. voice-verified

And I spoke with officials and former officials who would tell me they would watch Graham to see what kind of comments he would make on things like Iran to try to get an idea to see where Trump's head was at. voice-verified

Yeah, that's right. voice-verified

Yeah, he was influential in the George W. Bush era, supporting the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan. voice-verified

And yes, on Obama, he definitely was working with Obama. voice-verified

We were talking about immigration before. voice-verified

That was certainly an issue that continued. voice-verified

Graham was working with the Obama administration on. voice-verified

He was one of the most vocal Republican supporters of bipartisan immigration negotiations at that time, really earning kind of praise from some Democrats for being pragmatic, but also taking on a lot of criticism from Republicans for kind of joining forces with Obama in a way. voice-verified

And I'm Franco Ordonez. voice-verified

I cover the White House. voice-verified

And thank you for listening to the NPR Politics Podcast. voice-verified

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