Former CIA Director Leon Panetta says Donald Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE’s rhetoric is helping America's enemies.

“In 50 years in public life, I have never experienced a major-party candidate making the accusations and raising the innuendos that Donald Trump raised, particularly at this moment of crisis,” Panetta told MSNBC.

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“He’s not only accusing the president of the United States of treason and collaborating with the enemy, but in many ways what he’s saying about restricting Muslims from coming into this country, doing surveillance on Muslim mosques, is basically aiding and abetting the enemy at a time we ought to be unifying, working with the Muslim community, to try to protect against future attacks.”

Panetta slammed Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, for suggesting U.S. soldiers embezzled reconstruction funds lost during the Iraq War.

“I’m certainly not aware of anything like that,” said Panetta.

“And, you know, it just goes to show that I think Mr. Trump will say or do anything, about anything, and say ridiculous things in order to help rouse feelings in this country, divide Americans from one another, create doubt, create suspicion, divide us at a critical time, when very frankly we ought to be coming together.”

Forty-nine people were killed and 53 injured when a gunman opened fire Sunday at Pulse nightclub in Orlando in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

Trump on Monday raised questions about President Obama’s refusal to attribute the attack to radical Islam.

Gunman Omar Mateen, 29, reportedly praised the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria before the attack.

Panetta endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE for president in January.

He worked alongside Clinton in President Obama's cabinet when Clinton was secretary of State and served as chief of staff for President Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonDolly Parton remembers Ginsburg: 'Her voice was soft but her message rang loud' Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Calls grow for Biden to expand election map in final sprint MORE in the 1990s.