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On the recordDecember 28, 2017
He's very much more in a prime ministerial role and even with that, his -- where the tweets and everything else, the level of discourse is below that we've seen from any other President I can remember.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen comments on the shift in the role of the presidency and the decline in the level of discourse under Trump.

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