David Gergen actually said...
No, it would be a serious mistake to go without a chief of staff. You know, there was a time a very early time, when Democrats tend to tend not to have very strong chief of staff and Republicans like the pyramidal system with a strong chief of staff at the top.
Context
Gergen warns against the idea of the White House operating without a chief of staff, emphasizing the complexity of the role.
03/29/2018