Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said Sunday that he thinks the relationship between the national security community and President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE is on the edge of shattering.

"It's dangerously close to being permanently broken, it is badly injured right now," Hayden told CNN.

Hayden said that it's been increasingly hard for the intelligence community to keep itself apolitical when the administration behaves as it does.

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"If we're back in our old agencies, we're trying to say to our workforce: 'We have nothing to do with what John Brennan John Owen BrennanJournalism or partisanship? The media's mistakes of 2016 continue in 2020 Comey on Clinton tweet: 'I regret only being involved in the 2016 election' Ex-CIA Director Brennan questioned for 8 hours in Durham review of Russia probe MORE says on TV and we have nothing to do with what the president has done in response,' " Hayden said, " 'We've got our basic lane, we've got to be blocking and tackling.' "

"But that has to be harder and harder each day as the administration takes these kinds of actions," Hayden continued.

Tensions between the intelligence community and the Trump administration have intensified since the president revoked former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance last Wednesday.

Hayden signed a letter with over a dozen high-level professionals in the intelligence community last Friday condemning the administration's decision.

Hayden has long been a harsh critic of the administration.

When CNN asked if Hayden would be proud to have his security clearance revoked by the Trump administration, he replied that he would.

"And frankly, if his not revoking my clearance gave the impression that I somehow moved my commentary to a direction more acceptable to the White House, I would find that very disappointing and frankly unacceptable," Hayden said.