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On the recordMay 7, 2017
What do they do now that they're in here? And I -- you know, one of the oldest adages in politics, of course, is when you are in a hole, stop digging.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen advises the Trump administration to stop making the situation worse with their actions.

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