Panetta: ‘Not Quite Sure’ Which Version Of Trump Will Turn Up From Day To Day

FILE - In this June 13, 2012 file photo, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Last summer, gays in the military dared not admit their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon w... FILE - In this June 13, 2012 file photo, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Last summer, gays in the military dared not admit their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking gay pride month just as it marks other celebrations honoring racial or ethnic groups. Officials said Thursday that they're planning the first-ever event to recognize gay and lesbian troops. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) MORE LESS

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday said it’s hard to tell how President Donald Trump will behave from one day to the next, or whether he’s enjoying his job in the Oval Office.

“There is a sense that you’re not quite sure whether Donald Trump is really enjoying being President of the United States,” Panetta said on CNN. “And you’re not quite sure what Donald Trump is going to show up in the Oval Office.”

He said that “one day” Trump “is dividing the American people” and the next “he comes back and gives a speech to the American legion that I think, you know, obviously hit some very responsible issues,” referring to Trump’s remarks on Wednesday.

“He’s got to decide which one of these roles is he going to take as President,” Panetta said.

He said Trump will have to decide in “what direction” he wants to lead the country.

“If he’s going to take this divisive role, then you have to raise the question, is the President of the United States — does he really want that as his legacy, as President of the United States, or would it be better for him to move on?” Panetta said. “I think that’s a decision that this President is going to have to make.”

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  1. I know which version, Leon. The Asshole Version 2.0.

  2. Avatar for caltg caltg says:

    Alt-president Trump as Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde? Only in this case, both sides are evil.

  3. Avatar for msc00 msc00 says:

    There comes a point where being “even-handed” crosses over into self-owning satire.

  4. Trump is manic.

  5. Avatar for theod theod says:

    This is the Deep State accusing him of being a Jekyll & Hyde Manic Depressive with Dunning-Kruger characteristics and a grand soupçon of malignant narcissism.

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