President Donald Trump, in an interview airing Thursday, turned former FBI Director James Comey's words back against him, asking how he'll explain to his own grandchildren the "lies, the deceit, all the problems" he has caused for the United States.
"I would actually say, how is he going to explain to his grandchildren all of the lies, the deceit, all of the problems he has caused our country?" the president told Fox News' Brian Kilmeade in an interview recorded Wednesday and airing Thursday on "Fox & Friends."
"The thing I have done for this country, the firing of James Comey, is going to go down as a good thing."
Trump's comments were in response to a tweet Comey had posted on Wednesday:
Trump told Kilmeade that the "FBI is great."
"I know so many people in the FBI," said Trump. "The FBI is a fantastic institution, [but] some of the people at the top were rotten apples. James Comey was one of them. I did a great service to this country by getting rid of him, by firing him."
Trump said he would also have no problem explaining the matter to his own grandchildren.
"Our country is coming back," said Trump. "Our country is respected again. What we are doing over there is just another sign of it. That's just one of many things. But, we have a country that's come a long way in a short period of time. I think you know that better than anybody, Brian. You see it and you report on it every day."
The economy and jobs are growing, he added.
"[It's] the lowest unemployment rate in many, many, in decades," said Trump."The lowest black unemployment in history. The lowest Hispanic unemployment in history; the lowest women unemployment in 19 years.
"Our country is doing well and we are respected again. We are doing incredible trade deals, which haven't been negotiated for 25 years."
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