Page 282 - Codes News Today

Before, maybe two days before, it was senator bob corker who said he was worried about the presidents stability. and that was a really remarkable moment for corker who is known as sort of the stoic voice on capitol hill, not one prone to hyperbo hyperbole. its a remarkable conversation to have. the fact that were here talking about the idea of someone hiding the nuclear codes from the president as a recautionary measure and doing it soberly and sincerely is truly a remarkable conversation to hav...

Embellishment of the worries of the country are too much. i alsoe think the attacks, they went too far and i would have used the time much more effectively. that base is going to love him no matter what he says. they will more and cheer for things like tax reform in the wall and whatever he wants to rlk about. >> brian: where has everyoneth been? its before they act like thats a uniqueho event. now all of a sudden you have carl bernstein wondering about the mentalal health of the president. jame...

This. >> i really question his ability to -- his fitness to be in this office, having some understanding of the levers that a president can exercise. i worry about, frankly, you know, the access to nuclear codes. in a fit if he decides to do something about kim jong-un, theres actually very little to stop him. >> joining us now, john mcglove lynn, 32-year veteran of the cia and now an msnbc analyst. john, your reaction to what jim clapper said. >> well, i understand where jim clapper is coming f...

>> it is extremely disrespectful. >> now youre agreeing with me. i should jump up and throw my hands in the air like did you. thank you. you got a little xoob tttle exu. and youre a beautiful call. our general educations rhetoric. the ability to make an argument. up next, he said he worries that president trumps access to the nuclear codes. tonight president trump went on the offensive attack him and the rest of his critics. theyre talking about his possible mental unsoundness. so you miss the b...

Much, of course, for all your years serving this great country and thank you for coming on the show and were listening to what you say very, very carefully when you talk about how maybe you are allayed knowing there are multiple layers of nuclear codes and the pentagon, et cetera, though, broader picture, just based upon this, i dont know, hot, cold, however you want to characterize these various speeches from the president, you know, do you, at the end of the day, feel like this is a man who is...

Been making comments in opposition to the president or concern. but when in the totality he took what we witnessed tonight as part of the pattern of behavior weve seen from the president and put it into the context that really clapper understands better than anyone about what that power is, the nuclear codes, what that means and how quickly a president can move on that, that -- thats an alarm bell that is going to be heard by many people in washington. that is not just going to be dismissed as s...

The person that, while dni was dispatched by president obama to help negotiate the release of u.s. hostages in north korea, so this is someone who knows this particular situation incredibly well and more broadly, knows just the scope of u.s. history and u.s. diplomacy over the last 50 years, incredibly deeply. >> so, took you a couple months to try to have james clapper say something interesting. took sounds like donald trump just a couple minutes to come out on our air last night and speak so c...

Nuclear codes. one night the president calls for peace and unity that our fighting men and women deserve after they return from war. the next night he does his best to destroy the same. we have it all covered. lets begin with cnns boris sanchez live in phoenix. i was watching last night as the president said we had turned off the live feed, i was watching him say that on cnn. thats how bizarre it was. >> reporter: bizarre it was, chris. another whirlwind performance by the president of the unite...

I found more disturbing. >> very strong words there from former director of national intelligence james clapper. the retired general tells cnn he is worried about the presidents access to the nuclear codes. im getting reaction to president trumps speech from arizona lawmakers on both sides of the political divide. joining me now is democratic congressman rubin gaigo. we had another republican congressman from arizona on the show. he called james clappers comments the questioning of the president...

Water over everybodys head, i think. national intelligence director under president obama talking about the ability of this president to deal calmly and sane well the enormous nuclear responsibilities he holds. lets watch of the. >> i dont know when ive listened and watched something like this from a president that i found more disturbing. >> are you questioning his fitness? >> yes, i do. >> is he a threat to national security, the president? >> well, he certainly could be. again, having some un...