Posted on 12/05/2016 8:54:23 PM PST by Steelfish
Panetta To Trump: You Need To Be Informed By NOLAN D. MCCASKILL 12/04/16
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday that having good advisers isn’t enough to succeed in the Oval Office.
“That's not good enough. The reality is: It is the president of the United States who has to make the final decision,” Panetta said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
“And you can have a lot of bright people and they can present you a lot of options. But unless you’ve taken the time as president to understand those issues, to read into those issues, to understand the consequences of those issues, you cannot just rely on others to tell you what you should or shouldn't do,” he continued. “You've got to make the decision.”
Panetta — who is also a former CIA director, director of the Office of Management and Budget and White House chief of staff — expressed concerns over Trump’s refusal to accept daily intelligence briefings, stressing that having such briefings every once in a while isn’t enough because threats can change daily as new intelligence surfaces.
“Every president I know, and I worked under nine presidents, every one has taken their intelligence daily brief because that sets the agenda for what you have to focus on as president of the United States,” he said.
The former Pentagon chief also said he’s trying to figure out which Trump will be sworn in next month.
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Obama took what % of daily briefings?
Obama met how many times with his Cabinet ?
ROFLOL
This rehashed idiot warns people? Really??
Leon Panetta, concern troll, leg humper.
“every one has taken their intelligence daily brief because that sets the agenda for what you have to focus on as president of the United States”
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This is why Donald Trump is not taking the PDB: The Intelligence Community tries to “set the agenda”.
Isn’t it interesting to see how many on the left keep “warning” Trump of this and that not excluding McCain and Graham?
I thought Jarrett was running the show and Obee was just playing president
The kenyan rarely showed up at the office before 10 AM and worked 4 days a week or less.
Panetta actually said the President has to make the decisions ? Where has he been the last 8 years. Tell that to the family members of those who died at Benghazi. Emperor Zero has just spent 8 years voting present, golfing, vacationing, ignoring businesses like Carrier and letting his mommy, Valerie Jarrett make all his decisions.
Golly Gee Whillikers, Leo, I shure am glad yew said that cuz I betcha ol’ Donny never thought of that at all, bein’ he just fell of the turnip truck and landed in that there White House jes’ about by aksident!
I thought Leon went back to an incognito state in Carmel Valley.
That’s where he belongs.
If only Donald Trump had some sort of executive experience.
These are the kind of dim-wits that have gotten us into this mess.
Just like he did as an ADJUNCT. Not even a full-time, tenured professor.
I love how Trump has to do something because “every President I know has done it”. Great, the culmination of every President doing these things has been what exactly? 20 Trillion in debt unwinnable quagmires and culture rot. Pass! Let’s go a different way and see if that works out any better.
Really?? Then why didn’t they make Obama take all his briefings?
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