Former CIA director Leon Panetta said Wednesday that he has “never seen a Washington as dysfunctional as it is” now.

Panetta told Fox News’s Neil Cavuto on “Your World” that he has seen “Washington work” and Republicans and Democrats work together before, but that the climate is now “awfully partisan.”

“Both sides attack each other. It's difficult to get people to sit down and really try to resolve issues and find consensus. And that just means that Washington is failing to deal with a lot of the issues facing the American people,” Panetta said.

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“And that's what we ought to be concerned about,” he continued. “And, by the way, it didn't just happen in this administration. I think for the last more than 10 years, we have had a dysfunctional Washington.

“It's time for Washington, frankly, to get their act together and to govern the country.”

Panetta was discussing the recent criticism of President Trump by Sens. Bob Corker Robert (Bob) Phillips CorkerHas Congress captured Russia policy? Tennessee primary battle turns nasty for Republicans Cheney clashes with Trump MORE (R-Tenn.) and Jeff Flake Jeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Republican former Michigan governor says he's voting for Biden Maybe they just don't like cowboys: The president is successful, some just don't like his style MORE (R-Ariz.) when he made the comments.

Panetta said the GOP senators' criticism shows “the depth of divisiveness that is going on, not only within the Republican Party, and just generally with regards to the partisanship that we see in Washington.”

Trump reignited a feud with Corker in a series of tweets Tuesday, claiming Corker “couldn’t get elected dog catcher in Tennessee.”

Corker fired back, saying he wouldn’t support Trump’s reelection bid and that Trump will be remembered for “the debasement of our nation.”

Flake also announced that he wouldn’t run for reelection in a fiery speech on the Senate floor attacking Trump.