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Leon Panetta: This President, and one of the things that's concerned me from the beginning of this administration, was not only…

On the recordJanuary 7, 2020
This President, and one of the things that's concerned me from the beginning of this administration, was not only rejecting the values of the presidency and how you behave, but failing to try and unify the country behind the president's policies.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta expresses concern about President Trump's divisive approach and lack of efforts to unify the country.

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