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Trump? [ laughter ] >> well, most of you probably know, know some of this but i had never met donald trump until the day he asked me to be secretary of state. he acts on his instincts and some respects that looks like impulsiveness but its not his intent to act on impulse. i think he really is trying to act on his instincts. was challenging for me coming from the disciplined, highly processed oriented exxonmobil corporation to go to work for a man who is pretty undisciplined, doesnt like to read...

>> well, most of you probably know, know some of this but i had never met donald trump until the day he asked me to be secretary of state. he acts on his instincts and some respects that looks like impulsiveness but its not his intent to act on impulse. i think he really is trying to act on his instincts. was challenging for me coming from the disciplined, highly processed oriented exxonmobil corporation to go to work for a man who is pretty undisciplined, doesnt like to read, doesnt read briefi...

Mental capacity needed. he was dumb as a rock, and i couldnt get rid of him fast enough. he was lazy as well" lazy as hell. he himself hired rex tillerson. he says he only hires the best people. what sparked this feud? listen to tillerson in a rare interview this week. >> i have never met donald trump until the day he asked me to be secretary of state. he acts on his instincts. in some respects that looks like impulsiveness, but its not his intent to act on impulse. i think he really is trying t...

No legal consequences, there will be political consequences for this kind of conduct. >> errol lewis, joey jackson, thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you. nine months after being fired by the president, former secretary of state rex tillerson gets candid about his former boss. >> he acts on his instincts, in some respects that looks like impulsiveness. but its not as intent -- not his intent to act on impulse. i think he really is trying to act on his instincts. it was challengin...

Would say heres what i want to do and heres how i want to do it. i would have to say to him, mr. president, i understand what you want to do but you cant do it that way. it violates the law and the treaty. he had some other choice words for the president. listen here. >> he acts on his instincts and in some respects it looks like impulsiveness but its not his intent to act on impulse. its undisciplined, doesnt like to read, doesnt read briefing reports, doesnt like to get into the details of a l...

President. >> he acts on instints and in some respects that looks like impulliveness, but its not his intent to act on impulse. its pretty undisciplined, doesnt like to read, doesnt read briefing reports, doesnt like to get into the details of a lot of things, but rather says, look, this is what i believe and you can try to convince me otherwise but most of the time youre not going to. >> julie: john saunders and lauren classy a former communications director for senator chambliss joins me. what...

>> that was a great act. he united our country by putting that behind us. the suggestion that theres a grand strategy to pardon him and signaled that he may be involved, it just doesnt work. theres no strategy behind it. it was an act on impulse. has no relationship to the investigation of russia. >> on a switch quickly to another subject. he escalated his bike has been a long roll call. was put on the screen. you have a dog in this fight as the former chief of staff to mitch mcconnell. the pres...

>> that was a great act. he united our country by putting that behind us. the suggestion that theres a grand strategy to pardon him and signaled that he may be involved, it just doesnt work. theres no strategy behind it. it was an act on impulse. has no relationship to the investigation of russia. >> on a switch quickly to another subject. he escalated his bike has been a long roll call. was put on the screen. you have a dog in this fight as the former chief of staff to mitch mcconnell. the pres...

Country. the united our country by putting that issue behind us. the suggestion in the washington post that theres a grand strategy to pardon joe arpaio and signal to others in the campaign, it doesnt work. theres no strategy behind it. it was an act on impulse by the president. it has no relationship to the ongoing investigation on russia. >> i want to switch to another subject. the subject the president escalated his fight this week with members of congress. mitch mcconnell, bob corker, john m...

Like have an agenda. sit down with people. try to work things through. he hasnt done that. and he does act on impulse and i think to your point you dont know where hes going to go because he absorbs information and quickly changes his mind. a lot of republicans certainly would like to see more of a clear agenda here. >> when a president asks for things and blinks it hurts his standing. everyone sit tight. up next the world stage. no warming with putin. missile strikes in syria. risky stare dow...