Panetta Questions Trump's Loyalty to US After Russian Hack Remarks

Cortney O'Brien

Jul 27, 2016 3:00 PM July 27, 2016 3:00 PM

Former CIA Director John Brennan is openly questioning Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's loyalty to the United States after the latter invited Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's emails, CNN's Christiane Amanpour is reporting.

Fmr. CIA Dir. Panetta on Trump call for Russia HRC hacking: Trump's loyalty to U.S. in question & possible "conspiracy" with a foreign power
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) July 27, 2016

Brennan, who has endorsed Clinton for president, also said Trump's remarks were "beyond the pale" and proves he's not fit to lead.

Fmr. CIA Director Leon Panetta on Trump call for Russia HRC hacking: "That’s beyond the pale," unfit to be President pic.twitter.com/bV5rIcOr5O
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) July 27, 2016

Expect more Clinton surrogates to come out against Trump's controversial comment in the weeks leading up to the election. I wouldn't be surprised if it was brought up more than a few times at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night either.