Matthew Miller on Trump: ‘He’s Talking Like the Head of a Drug Cartel’

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MILLER: “One thing I want to say about the President’s behavior, that clip that you played earlier when he was yesterday on the South Lawn of the White House talking about Michael Cohen being weak as opposed to some other people, who does he mean by the other people? He means Paul Manafort who has torn up his cooperation agreement because he won't tell the truth, and I suspect he means Roger Stone who continues to say he will not cooperate with the special counsel. The President is talking like a mob boss. He’s talking like the head of a drug cartel, not like the President of the United States who swore an oath to the Constitution to uphold the Constitution and take care that the laws be faithfully executed. I think we get so used to the President acting the way he does that this stuff kind of rolls off our backs. I think it really was a remarkable moment to see the President talking about how people who cooperate with law enforcement are weak and people who don’t cooperate or that lie to the Justice Department or that try to protect criminals are strong. A really, really awful moment for the President and an awful moment for the country.”