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David Gergen: “There's an important norm about the presidency and about the way we act with each other in politics that this president…”

On the recordOctober 16, 2017
There's an important norm about the presidency and about the way we act with each other in politics that this president seems to want to destroy.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses the erosion of norms in political conduct under Donald Trump's presidency.

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