Ronnie is saying that he put Jordan up because he knew Laura would never forgive him and would put him up and he knew she would go home, not Jordan. Jeff wants to know why Ronnie put him up, Ronnie says because he knew Jeff would win the veto. He says he told everyone that he didn't want Jordan to go home.
But, If I had put Laura up with Russ, I thought she would never forgive me. If she had said that she understood and would forgive him, he would have put Russ up and he would have gone home.