It's a very significant trip because is he meeting with the heads of other industrialized nations and he's got a big meeting tomorrow with -- the Chinese will be represented, their leader has gone back because of the unrest in China.
David Gergen discusses the significance of President Obama's trip to the G-8 Summit and the importance of meeting with world leaders.
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If he comes out and throws cold water on this, then I don't think it goes anywhere.
I think this the very idea that in 2024, we may have two men running against each other Biden and Trump, who would both be in their 80s if elected, that it too is enough to say, well, what are we doing here?
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.
The midterms really helped him. They transformed the race, best midterm elections for any president in 20 years.
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