On the recordDecember 10, 2018
The one thing that is clear is that he doesn't like to have that kind of discipline imposed, and that makes it even tougher for any chief of staff to be able to do the job.
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transcripts.cnn.comLeon Panetta: “The one thing that is clear is that he doesn't like to have that kind of discipline imposed, and that makes it even…”
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Panetta discusses the challenges a new chief of staff will face due to President Trump's lack of organizational discipline.
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