The former director of national intelligence, James Clapper, said Tuesday night on CNN that he now questions President Trumpās fitness for the executive office and worries about his access to the nuclear-launch codes, in an unprecedented critique of a commander in chief by a top intel official. Following a rally in Phoenix that Clapper called ādownright scary and disturbing,ā he said, āI really question his ability to beāhis fitness to beāin this office, and I also am beginning to wonder about his motivation for it.ā Referring to Trumpās standoff with the North Korean regime, Clapper said he worried that if āin a fit of pique he decides to do something about Kim Jong Un, thereās actually very little to stop him,ā adding āthe whole system is built to ensure rapid response if necessary. So thereās very little in the way of controls over exercising a nuclear option, which is pretty damn scary.ā Clapper went on to condemn Trumpās ābehavior and divisiveness and complete intellectual, moral, and ethical void,ā adding, āHow much longer does the country have to, to borrow a phrase, endure this nightmare?ā
James Clapper sums up #PhoenixRally: "The complete intellectual, moral and ethical void that POTUS exhibits…" https://t.co/YqNDOzk4JL
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