David Axelrod actually said...

"He surely does. You know, I spent an hour with him, the initial 'Axe Files' on CNN with John McCain."

"I think that must be a rhetorical question, Anderson, plainly not. I mean, the fact is I'm not even sure that the White House has its arms around what the story is completely."

"I don't think anybody in the White House is saying thank God we have this Russian spy scandal because, the fact that health care is frozen is not getting, as much attention."

"I think that would go down as the glass is half full interpretation on Rick's part and I admired the effort."