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On the recordSeptember 17, 2017
I think this was a vulnerability that Trump had, because he wasn't counter fighting a system. So he didn't have the powerful inner circle of people who really knew what was going on in Washington advising him.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the vulnerability of President Trump due to a lack of experienced advisors.

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