David Gergen actually said...

I think we were all mystified yesterday when we learned that the vice president wasn't going. He was the most obvious choice. Vice Presidents always go to funerals. They represent the United States overseas.

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David Gergen expresses confusion over the decision not to send the Vice President to the Paris rally.

01/11/2015

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