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David Gergen: We should welcome the fact that they spent two hours and 15 minutes or so together and not the 30 minutes that was…

On the recordJuly 6, 2017
We should welcome the fact that they spent two hours and 15 minutes or so together and not the 30 minutes that was originally on the schedule, because it does mean they went deeper, they were more serious, they've engaged more.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Expressing approval of the length and depth of the meeting between Trump and Putin.

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