Former CIA director says Trump will weaken the safety and security of Americans | Four Corners

Former CIA director, Leon Panetta says countries are governed either by leadership or by crisis.

He tells Four Corners that democracy would be threatened if Trump was to be re-elected as President of the United States and says, ‘it was bad enough the first time’.

Panetta speaks about what he sees as Trump’s disregard for intelligence, focus on power, desire to mobilise the military and what that would mean for the United States.

In this interview, Panetta shares his fears about America’s future and exposes the troubles of the first Trump administration.

This interview was conducted as part of a Four Corners investigation. Watch Retribution, a two-part documentary here: https://bit.ly/46avfir

CHAPTERS
00:00 - What would a second Trump presidency mean?
03:15 - 'It’s a prescription for chaos’
04:30 - Why is Donald Trump so popular?
05:24 - How could Trump use the military?
06:48 - ‘Donald Trump is a bully’
07:50 - Intelligence briefs
08:50 - ‘Guaranteed failure’
10:06 - Dangerous world
11:19 - What will happen to the NATO alliance?
12:45 - ‘Borders on being a traitor’
13:55 - Trump, Russia and Ukraine
16:02 - ‘Nobody is above the law’
17:02 - The Trump election
18:40 - Autocracy

Read more about Four Corners’ investigation here: https://bit.ly/3Wkme3b

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