Trump says he has confidence in FBI Director Wray

President Trump said Tuesday he has faith in Christopher Wray, after repeatedly declining to voice confidence in the FBI director.

“Yes,” Trump said when asked by reporters at the White House whether he is confident in Wray’s job performance.

{mosads}Just one day earlier, Trump would not say during an exclusive interview with The Hill if Wray has his backing.

“Well, we’ll see how it turns out,” the president said when asked about his level of confidence in Wray.

Trump’s refusal to give a public endorsement to Wray had sparked rumors the FBI director may be on the outs.

During the Monday interview, Trump reiterated that he and the FBI director “disagree” over whether there was improper spying on his campaign during the 2016 election.

“I mean, I disagree with him on that and I think a lot of people are disagreeing. You may even disagree with him on that,” Trump said.

Wray told senators during a hearing last month that he would not use the term “spying” to describe the bureau’s surveillance of Trump campaign advisers as part of the Russia investigation, a stance at odds with both the president and Attorney General William Barr.

Trump at the time called Wray’s comments “ridiculous.”