The Republican Senator told Fox News US President Donald Trump has given North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un a “way out”. Trump met with Kim to discuss denuclearisation and peace between the two powers. Mr Graham said: “If Korea had fired another missile, they were going to get attacked.”
He believes that Trump would have used military force to stop North Korea’s fast-growing nuclear program.
Trump took Kim’s threats of nuclear attack seriously, according to Mr Graham.
He added: “Chairman Kim if you’re smart, you’ll take the way out given to you by President Trump if you’re actually trying to play the guy, you’re gonna regret this effort.
“This is the last best chance for peace.
“If this doesn’t work we are not going back to the status quo.
“So everybody in America and the world should pray for a good outcome.
“But the reason that Kim is at the table is he believes that Trump is hellbent on stopping him and the best way is a win-win.
“We’re going to have peace or military conflict. I think North Korea knows those are the two choices they have.”
The two leaders have sat down for their second day of talks today in Vietnam.
The US President told reporters he thought the talks would be very successful – but warned he was “not walking back on denuclearisation”.
Asked if he would declare a formal end to the Korean War, President Trump said: “We’ll see.”
Kim said they had overcome obstacles to hold the summit in Vietnam and had needed patience since their first meeting in Singapore last year.
He said he hoped these talks would be successful.