David Axelrod actually said...

"Roy Moore is not going to -- he's going to create an awful a lot of problems for the Republican Party."

"The worst thing for Doug Jones was to have this race nationalized."

"The hard thing about working in this White House is, you know, you're taking friendly fire all the time from the man on top and he's making your job more difficult."

"This isn't the optimal circumstance under which to calm the President down. I think the President has reason to be nervous given these latest developments."