The American people will find that to be an unacceptable standard.
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David Gergen critiques the White House's inconsistent stance on leaking classified information.
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Trust in our institutions has plunged over the last 20, 30 years. It started before Donald Trump got to office, but he has accelerated the downward spiral.
Fifty million Americans or more out there believe that he is coming to office by fraud. It seems to me the Democratic Party has a strong interest in pushing back on that theory.
I think, basically, this is about power. I think he wants to cripple Joe Biden before he ever gets started.
I think it's something that's spontaneous. It's happening in the country where just tons and tons of people are coming out because they feel that democracy is at stake that we're in real trouble here.





