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<\/a><\/p>\nFollowing Trump\u2019s divisive rally in Arizona, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper questioned his fitness to serve as president and said he was worried about his access to the nuclear codes.<\/p>\n
Said Clapper to Don Lemon:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to know where to start. It\u2019s just so objectionable on so many levels. You know, I toiled in one capacity or another for every president since and including John F. Kennedy through President Obama and I don\u2019t know when I\u2019ve listened and watched something like this from a president that I found more disturbing\u2026Having some understanding of the levers of power that are available to a president if he chooses to exercise them, I found this downright scary and disturbing\u2026I really question\u2026his fitness to be in this office. I also am beginning to wonder about his motivation for it, maybe he is looking for a way out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked to speak plainly, Clapper added:<\/p>\n
\u201cThis behavior and this divisiveness, and the complete intellectual, moral and ethical void that the president of the United States exhibits. How much longer does the country have to endure this nightmare?\u201d<\/p>\n
Clapper said he worried about Trump\u2019s access to nuclear codes:<\/p>\n
\u201cAgain, having some understanding of the levers that a president can exercise, I worry about, frankly, you know, the access to nuclear codes. The whole system\u2019s built to ensure a rapid response if necessary. So there\u2019s very little in the way of controls over, you know, exercising a nuclear option, which is pretty damn scary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch:<\/p>\n
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\u2014 CNN (@CNN) August 23, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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