Lindsey Graham says this 'is the last best chance for peace' with North Korea

President Trump's diplomatic overtures are "the last best chance for peace" between the United States and North Korea, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Face the Nation Sunday.

The hawkish senator was responding to a question from CBS host John Dickerson, who asked about the accuracy of a passage in Bob Woodward's new book. Per Woodward, Dickerson said, Trump "was one tweet away from suggesting moving [military] dependents out [of South Korea], and that was read at the Pentagon, that if he sent that tweet out it would've look like an act of war."

"[O]nce you start moving dependents out of South Korea, that's a signal to everybody that we're running out of time," Graham said. "We're not out of the woods yet when it comes to North Korea ... [but] we have some time. Are they playing us? I don't know. If they're playing Trump, we're going to be in a world of hurt, because he's going to have no options left. This is the last best chance for peace right here."

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While U.S.-North Korea talks are at something of a standstill at present, North and South Korea have continued to build a more positive relationship. South Korean President Moon Jae-in is again meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this coming week.

Watch Graham's comments in context below. Bonnie Kristian