Russia is making an “enormous mistake” testing President Donald Trump, because he will “always stand up for the country’s interests,” former Trump campaign adviser and friend Roger Stone told Newsmax Saturday. 

“I’ve worked for two very tough guys,” Stone said on Newsmax’s “Saturday Report.” “I worked for President Richard Nixon. I worked for Senator Bob Dole as his assistant two years in the Senate. But Donald Trump is the toughest man I know, and he’s particularly tough when it comes to protecting the interests of the United States.”

Stone’s comments come after Trump on Friday ordered the positioning of two nuclear submarines near Russia, referring to what he called “provocative statements” from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

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