David Gergen: “The role of the president is first and foremost to protect the citizenry and I think that's where he's got to step up.”

The midterms really helped him. They transformed the race, best midterm elections for any president in 20 years.

If he had a receptive audience, and I will tell you, when everything -- when all the facts were to come out, it would be like Nixon and the tapes.

You can stand up and say we shouldn't be doing this because it's unconstitutional. Therefore, I never have to come to say whether I agree or disagree whether he incited the riot.

I think the signs are just as Margaret says. They are saying that he is increasingly interested. Strikingly, Anderson, his interest seems to intensify when he sees Biden in trouble.