On the recordAugust 23, 2017
I do think that General Kelly has more leverage than anybody else who's been around. You know, if he walks, it will be so destructive of the Trump presidency. And everybody knows that.
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transcripts.cnn.comI do think that General Kelly has more leverage than anybody else who's been around. You know, if he walks, it will be so destructive of the Trump presidency. And everybody knows that.
David Gergen discusses the leverage General Kelly has in the White House and the potential consequences of his departure.
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It's very, very big. Not legally, but politically, it's a very, very big deal.
No, their problem is Anderson, he's got more support back in their districts in their states than they do and that gives him enormous -- it gives him enormous leverage against them.
I think the signs are just as Margaret says. They are saying that he is increasingly interested. Strikingly, Anderson, his interest seems to intensify when he sees Biden in trouble.
I think there ought to be a delegation of Republicans like Mitch McConnell who ought to be talking to the President.