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On the recordDecember 28, 2017
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.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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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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