Chris Ruddy Pushes Back on CNN’s Stelter: Are You Connected to Reality Saying Trump’s Mentally Unstable?
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RUDDY: "Well, look, if you just watched the last half-hour you have spent on this show calling him a pathological liar and then, beyond that, saying he's mentally crazy and unstable, I mean, is that really -- are you guys really connected to reality? I just -- I sort of almost have to wonder. I personally think the president -- the president has been in a campaign mode since he got into office. He's been a showbiz guy for many years, very successful. I do think he needs to throttle back some of the Twitter messages. And I think you are going to start seeing that over time. But people like him. One of the reasons he's been so successful is, he tells people what he -- what he thinks. To believe, as Andrew claimed, that, because he got the murder statistic rate wrong, that therefore he's a pathological liar, and therefore he's mentally unstable, I really think that's over the top. And that's why millions and millions of people are turning off the big cable news networks, because they really do feel -- I don't know if it's fake news as much as it's biased news. But this is a guy -- always remember this. He was 30 years old. He shows up in Manhattan. Within a few years, he's building some of the biggest buildings in the city, biggest hotels. He goes to Atlantic City, owns the biggest casinos. He goes to the top of the real estate market. In his 50s, he becomes a TV star. He has 14 years with a hit show. Nobody has 14 years with a hit show. Two years ago, he decides he wants to run for president. He's now president. This is a man, if he's crazy, he's crazy like a fox. So, I would not underestimate his abilities. And I do think we need to give him a little slack. He's the first non-politician as president. Give him six months. Let's then really come on. You -- you -- we could pick apart -- I think Barack Obama is a good man, but we could sit here and pick apart all of his personality quirks. I think that would not be very conducive building consensus in this country."
