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David Gergen: “I think increasingly has becoming a threat, we're not there by any means but it is a threat and if we had this President…”

On the recordApril 4, 2018
I think increasingly has becoming a threat, we're not there by any means but it is a threat and if we had this President and we had a couple more like him, you know, I think we would be very close.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen expresses concern about the potential erosion of democracy under Trump's leadership.

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