Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday that he is concerned that President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE is not getting his daily intelligence briefings.

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"He's taken a few of them, but he's not getting them every day," Panetta said on CBS's "Face the Nation."

Panetta said a president has to be in touch on a daily basis with intelligence briefers.

"So that you have an understanding as to ... what's happening in the world," he said, "what are the crises you have to pay attention to, and what steps do you have to take in order to deal with those crises."

A president is always looking at a "series of threats that may be out there," he added.