James Clapper, the former national intelligence director, questioned President Trump's fitness for office after the President's campaign rally in Phoenix on Tuesday.
Clapper, talking with CNN's Don Lemon after Trump's speech, also expressed concern about the President's access to nuclear codes.
During the speech, Trump defended his responses to the Charlottesville attack, but omitted that he blamed the clashes on "many sides."
Trump spent roughly 15 minutes near the beginning of his remarks going through each of the three public statements he made in response to the violence at the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville that left one counterprotester dead. In retelling his remarks, Trump didn't include his reference to "many sides" in his response on the day of the violence and his reference to "both sides" last Tuesday, comments seen as equating neo-Nazis with counterprotesters.
Trump also hinted he could pardon Joe Arpaio, the controversial former Maricopa County sheriff, amid reports the President is planning to pardon him for his conviction on criminal contempt charges.
"I'll make a prediction: I think he's going to be just fine, OK?" Trump said. "But I won't do it tonight because I don't want to cause any controversy. But Sheriff Joe should feel good."
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