Political Quotes

David Gergen: “Unless he stops this soon, I will tell you, if there is violence against any reporter that's tied to this, the blood is…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2018
Unless he stops this soon, I will tell you, if there is violence against any reporter that's tied to this, the blood is going to be on his hands.
Said by
David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

David Gergen warns that if the president does not address the hostile atmosphere towards reporters, he could be held responsible for any resulting violence.

Share

More from David Gergen

May 9, 2022

I think this the very idea that in 2024, we may have two men running against each other Biden and Trump, who would both be in their 80s if elected, that it too is enough to say, well, what are we doing here?

transcripts.cnn.com
Dec 29, 2022

But I think, to go to David Urban's point, what was she calling about? Well, she was calling, she testified, because she thought there was fraud that had been committed, and had not yet been explored, and that it ought to be studied before…

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 2, 2023

If he had a receptive audience, and I will tell you, when everything -- when all the facts were to come out, it would be like Nixon and the tapes.

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation