Trump called into Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” this morning ahead of his campaign day in North Carolina and again defended his heated comments about former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney earlier this week.

“All I said is, let’s see how she does,” Trump said. “I said, ‘Put a gun in her hand and let her go out and face the enemy with a gun in her hand.'” Trump also called Cheney a “female tyrant.”

In an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in Arizona on Thursday night, the former president suggested that Cheney wouldn’t be such a “radical war hawk” if she were sent into battle “with a nine-barreled rifle pointed at her.” shoots”. ”

“Let’s see how she feels about, you know, with the guns pointed at her face,” Trump continued. “You know, they’re all war hawks sitting in a nice building in Washington.”