Robert Gates: “The President does not like having countervailing opinions, he does…”

On the recordJune 18, 2020

The President does not like having countervailing opinions, he does not like being disagreed with.

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Robert Gates discusses Trump's leadership style, emphasizing his aversion to dissenting opinions.

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Robert Gates: “The President does not like having countervailing opinions, he does not like being disagreed with.”