President Donald Trump called out the “fresh mouth” of a Russian official for invoking the “ultimate threat” of nuclear weapons, telling Newsmax on Friday that as a result, he ordered two nuclear submarines “closer to Russia.”

In an exclusive interview with “Finnerty” host Rob Finnerty at the White House, Trump said his “eyes light up” when nuclear weapons are mentioned, in this case by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of the Security Council of Russia.

“Well, a former president of Russia who’s now in charge of one of the most important councils, Medvedev, said some things that were very bad, talking about nuclear. And when you mention the word ‘nuclear,’ you know, my eyes light up and I say, ‘We better be careful,’ because it’s the ultimate threat,” Trump said.

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