Panetta: Trump demeaning intelligence community is hurting morale

The morale in the intelligence community is “not a good situation” because of a “lack of trust” between it and the White House, former CIA Director Leon Panetta said Sunday. “Every time he demeans the intelligence community or accuses it of leaks or accuses it of doing things that it’s not doing, that obviously impacts on the morale of that institution,” Panetta said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Chuck Todd.

Panetta: Trump demeaning intelligence community is hurting morale

The morale in the intelligence community is “not a good situation” because of a “lack of trust” between it and the White House, former CIA Director Leon Panetta said Sunday. “Every time he demeans the intelligence community or accuses it of leaks or accuses it of doing things that it’s not doing, that obviously impacts on the morale of that institution,” Panetta said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Chuck Todd.

Bolten, Fleischer, Card: Three veteran swamp creatures who could rescue Trump’s White House

President Trump ‘s dismissal of former White House national security adviser Mike Flynn amid the furor over his correspondence with Russian officials has forced the fledgling administration to confront an important truth: To restore order, serious changes must occur. Some say Trump should begin by re-evaluating his senior staff in the West Wing and adding a voice with previous experience in the executive branch.