Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said President Donald Trump acted squarely within his constitutional authority in removing Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, telling Newsmax on Tuesday the move would be upheld under recent Supreme Court precedent.

Schmitt, a former Missouri attorney general, joined “Rob Schmitt Tonight” to discuss the sequence of events, blasting Cook as “a disaster of a nominee” and dismissing criticism from the left.

“I can’t tell you how many times these Democrats on all these stupid shows go on there and say ridiculous things about how court cases are going to turn out, and they turn out to be absolutely wrong, 100% wrong,” Schmitt said.

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