Leon Panetta: “I think the reality is that the president is the one who got rid of…”

On the recordApril 1, 2018

I think the reality is that the president is the one who got rid of the DACA program, and created this crisis.

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Panetta discusses the impact of Trump's actions on the DACA program and the resulting crisis.

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Leon Panetta: “I think the reality is that the president is the one who got rid of the DACA program, and created this crisis.”