This first year has not only been controversial but it has accelerating trend that's been danger for the presidency, and that is the seeping away of influence and authority.
David Gergen: “This first year has not only been controversial but it has accelerating trend that's been danger for the presidency, and…”
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David Gergen reflects on the changes in presidential authority and influence during Trump's first year in office.
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If he comes out and throws cold water on this, then I don't think it goes anywhere.
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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.





