David Axelrod actually said...

"This jeopardizes the American people."

"Donald Trump did not have a mandate to appoint people simply on the basis of loyalty."

"this president wants to reverse 50 years of history and norms and return this these agencies to a very, very political footing."

"If he had done that, there would have been a full primary campaign and we -- and maybe the vice president would have emerged from it."