David Gergen: “The White House is desperate to get to 60 votes this weekend.”

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

He is a leader there's no question about that. But I think he's a bad leader. I think he's leaving his people into, he's leading the country, especially into a very bad place.

I think the turning point that came were the midterm elections. The fever broke with those midterm elections. And what we've seen since then is a steady decline in Trump's credibility and in his position with the American people, and a…

I think there ought to be a delegation of Republicans like Mitch McConnell who ought to be talking to the President.