Story highlights Trump reportedly bragged to two top Russian officials about firing "nut job" Comey

Ryan said last week he still has confidence in Trump

Washington (CNN) House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday he doesn't agree with President Donald Trump that former FBI Director James Comey is a "nut job."

His remarks were in response to a New York Times report that the President bragged to two top Russian officials earlier this month that firing "nut job" Comey eased "great pressure" on him.

"Yeah, I don't agree with that," Ryan told Axios' Mike Allen at the Axios News Shapers event in Washington. "And he's not."

He added later, "I like Jim Comey."

Trump's Oval Office meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak came one day after Comey was fired.

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