The irresponsible actions of my party, the Republican Party over this were astounding. I’d never seen anything like this in my lifetime. I was very disappointed, I was very disgusted in how this played out in Washington, this debt ceiling debate. It was an astounding lack of responsible leadership by many in the Republican Party, and I say that as a Republican … I think the Republican Party is captive to political movements that are very ideological, that are very narrow. I’ve never seen so much intolerance as I see today in American politics.
— Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), quoted by the Financial Times, saying he is “disgusted” by the Republican party’s behavior.
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