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Leon Panetta: It bothers me that a president of the United States, instead of accepting responsibility for what he does and what his…

On the recordOctober 15, 2017
It bothers me that a president of the United States, instead of accepting responsibility for what he does and what his administration does, constantly looks for other scapegoats, whether it's Congress, whether it's past presidents, whether it's somebody else.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta criticizes President Trump for not taking responsibility and blaming others for issues.

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