Leon Panetta: “We need to help our diplomats get outside their embassy compounds in foreign capitals to interact with a range of…”

I recommend he take Reagan's position, which is trust, but verify.

Well, look, I think one of the worst messages the United States is sending right now to the world and to Russia is, our delaying the supplemental request in terms of military aid to Ukraine, to Israel, to Taiwan, and what's essentially…

That’s too long, and it should have been brought back sooner.

Mr. Trump has always prided himself on being a dealmaker, pledging in his campaign that he would resolve such conflicts in the first few days of his presidency.