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David Gergen: It would have been so much better to postpone Kanye West for four or five days, have a conversation did the President…

On the recordOctober 10, 2018
It would have been so much better to postpone Kanye West for four or five days, have a conversation did the President can't go to the people who are suffering so much, have a serious conversation in the White House for God sake, about the relationship of storms, the climate change, and when we're going to do something serious about that.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen suggests that the President should have postponed the meeting with Kanye West to focus on serious issues related to the hurricane and climate change.

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