Jeffrey Lord on Trump’s ‘Nut Job’ Remark: ‘Presidents Get to Say What They Want’

[excerpt HARLOW Jeffrey Lord ░░░░░░░░ you first H R ░░░░░░░░ could have come out ░░░░░░░░ said That is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ the case I was ░░░░░░░░ the room That is ░░░░░░░░ the case He did ░░░░░░░░ He did not deny ░░░░░░░░ He said that was ░░░░░░░░ the intent of the ░░░░░░░░ but it is significant ░░░░░░░░ he did not deny ░░░░░░░░ How do you read ░░░░░░░░ LORD Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ m taking the accounts ░░░░░░░░ face value that he ░░░░░░░░ it That s fine ░░░░░░░░ he s the President ░░░░░░░░ the United States Presidents ░░░░░░░░ to say what they ░░░░░░░░ in the Oval Office ░░░░░░░░ bad or indifferent So ░░░░░░░░ mean these things will ░░░░░░░░ out there for the ░░░░░░░░ to make their judgment ░░░░░░░░ he certainly HARLOW So ░░░░░░░░ re fine with it ░░░░░░░░ Lord You re completely ░░░░░░░░ with it LORD Sure ░░░░░░░░ You re completely fine ░░░░░░░░ the President in that ░░░░░░░░ according to The New ░░░░░░░░ Times reporting called the ░░░░░░░░ director that he had ░░░░░░░░ fired because of in ░░░░░░░░ own words at least ░░░░░░░░ to do with the ░░░░░░░░ investigation a nut job ░░░░░░░░ that it would take ░░░░░░░░ pressure off the investigation ░░░░░░░░ sharing you know U ░░░░░░░░ Intelligence from an important ░░░░░░░░ with an adversary in ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office That s ░░░░░░░░ okay because he s ░░░░░░░░ LORD Well the President ░░░░░░░░ to make those decisions ░░░░░░░░ But I m asking ░░░░░░░░ does it concern you ░░░░░░░░ m asking you if ░░░░░░░░ concerns you LORD No ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t concern ░░░░░░░░ HARLOW No LORD Look ░░░░░░░░ this kind of thing ░░░░░░░░ so concerning where was ░░░░░░░░ when Barack Obama was ░░░░░░░░ the Russian prime minister ░░░░░░░░ if Vladimir just gave ░░░░░░░░ a little flexibility he ░░░░░░░░ have more abilities after ░░░░░░░░ election HARLOW You re ░░░░░░░░ about the hot mic ░░░░░░░░ and I m talking ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey I m not ░░░░░░░░ about past presidencies I ░░░░░░░░ talking about the current ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ No we have to ░░░░░░░░ the same standard Poppy ░░░░░░░░ m sorry we have ░░░░░░░░ have the same standard ░░░░░░░░ everybody No double standards ░░░░░░░░ I m not asking ░░░░░░░░ a double standard I ░░░░░░░░ just asking you what ░░░░░░░░ you explain to the ░░░░░░░░ people why you re ░░░░░░░░ with those statements being ░░░░░░░░ from the sitting U ░░░░░░░░ president to an adversary ░░░░░░░░ the Oval Office LORD ░░░░░░░░ presidents of the United ░░░░░░░░ get to decide what ░░░░░░░░ are going to say ░░░░░░░░ not say in the ░░░░░░░░ Office and the rest ░░░░░░░░ us can debate it ░░░░░░░░ they get to make ░░░░░░░░ decision.”