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>> ive been saying since the election, that donald trump cannot be trusted to govern, nor with the nuclear codes. he doesnt have the mind frame, maturity, mental capability to be president. im glad people are coming around to this. many of us have been saying this for quite a while. with all due respect, the problem with the 25th amendment, were chasing down a hole thats never going to happen. if i remember from my civics class, the 25th amendment required a vice-president and the executive cabi...

Chaos of washington is every day getting worse. >> listen to how the former director of national intelligence, james clapper, who served, by the way, under 10 american presidents responded to president trumps speech last night. >> i really question his ability to -- his fitness to be in this office. and i also am beginning to wonder about his motivation for it. maybe he is looking for a way out. having some understanding of the levers that a president can exercise, i worry about frankly access t...

>> so there was a very strong response from james clapper. lets run that. >> i really question his ability to -- his fitness to be in this office. i worry about, frankly, the access to the nuclear codes. >> clapper worked for obama but he also worked for george w. bush. hes generally not a partisan guy and fairly sober. that was a fairly staggering thing to say. >> and i think its a recognition of the fact this guy is outside the norm in a major way we have not seen before. the problem for folks...

Solicitation of solicitousness of putin and russia unless he is a kindred soul, perhaps. it is very strange to me. i dont have an explanation for it, if its collusion or something else. >> you said you questioned his fitness is he a threat to national security, the president? >> he certainly could be. again, having some understanding of the levers that a president can exercise, i worry about, frankly, you know, the access to the nuclear codes. in a fit of peek he decides to do something about ki...

The fact of the matter is the president should have been clear the first time and we still wouldnt need to have this conversation, but donald trump cannot let things go. he cannot just let it lay. as preston said, he needs to settle scores. he feels that republicans have wronged him by going after him after he made his remarks, saying that there were some fine people in these white supremacist gatherings. and call him out for being wrong. and donald trump, this gets under his skin. this wasnt ab...

Questioned the wisdom of his foreign policy but never his fitness to serve. never heard this before. i want your thoughts on clappers comments following corkers assessment that donald trump lacks the competence and stability for the job he has and james clappers announcement last night that after what he witnessed this man should not be in control of the nuclear codes. >> its chilling. its frightening. its a head scratcher. its a head scratcher for me because these are good people. a lot of good...

Understanding that a president can exercise, i worry about frankly, you know, the access to nuclear codes. >> i mean, thats sobering and this isnt, you know, a tv pun dent. this is the former director of national intelligence. >> yeah. and its echoing things i think that weve heard some democrats say earlier in the week after his earlier responses to charlottesville sort of having more high profile, you know, middle of the road type figures say that type of thing is cause for concern and certain...

We want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news this hour, president trump flips the switch again, urging unity in a scripted speech to the american legion just hours after his angry and divisive rant at a campaign rally in phoenix. as mr. trump bounces from unplugged fury to teleprompter aided restraint. questions are raised about his fitness force office. the form...

What and it will be good for the country in my judgment. the democrats are going to change it either way. they said so. its not a matter of if, its a matter of when. >> i have to ask you as well about the comments from the former director of national intelligence james clapper questioning whether president trump is fit to have access to the nuclear codes. how do you respond to that? >> well, i think thats a disgusting thing for him to say. if he had been there, he would at least know in his mind...

But the president forgets the health care bill failed to secure the simple majority in the senate. the last two days are leaving gop lawmakers scratching their heads and warning against the idea of a government shut down. >> i dont think a government shut down is necessary and i dont think most people want to see a government shut down. >> reporter: but a more critical conversation is underway in washington whether the president should have access to the nations nuclear arsenal. >> i worry about...