Chuck Todd
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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Because those other four American presidents actually trusted their own intelligence agencies.
Because those other four American presidents actually trusted their own intelligence agencies.
This one only hears what he wants to hear.
This one only hears what he wants to hear.
And he surrounded himself with people who decided that in order to keep their jobs, they would not disagree with the president.
And he surrounded himself with people who decided that in order to keep their jobs, they would not disagree with the president.
Now, they're going to claim, as this time story spells out, that in their own way, they tried to steer him.
Now, they're going to claim, as this time story spells out, that in their own way, they tried to steer him.
No, I would just add in, I think we still had scar tissue from the Civil War.
They tried to let him know how difficult this would be.
They tried to let him know how difficult this would be.
We still had scar tissue from Reconstruction, still had scar tissue from slavery.
But none of them were Jim Mattis.
But none of them were Jim Mattis.
And talking about the West, you could ignore all this other stuff.
None of them were Mark Milley.
None of them were Mark Milley.
None of them were John Kelly.
None of them were John Kelly.
It papers over the uncomfortable pieces of the 19th century history.