David Gergen: “He has this compulsion. When he's facing criticism and must be feeling embarrassed about it to lash out at others and to…”

I think, basically, this is about power. I think he wants to cripple Joe Biden before he ever gets started.

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

Again, both sides are having an eye on the clock. In the Democrats' case, they really want to keep things speed up as much as they can, probably as they can because they know in November, they may lose the House of Representatives and the…

It would have almost Shakespearean qualities to it.