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David Gergen was an American political commentator and advisor who served in the administrations of four U.S. presidents, providing insights and guidance on various political matters. Born on May 9, 1942, in Massachusetts, Gergen held significant roles in both Republican and Democratic administrations, showcasing his ability to navigate the political landscape across party lines. He was also a professor of public service at Harvard University, where he influenced a new generation of leaders. In addition to his academic work, Gergen was a senior political analyst for CNN, contributing to public discourse on current events until his passing on July 10, 2025.
If you're the president of the United States and you got people in your organization who in effect have become disaffected and have, you know, testified against you in some fashion, I don't think it's unreasonable for a president to sort…
I think it's unbecoming. It's sort of cheap and cheapens the presidency.
This has to be the worst day of the presidency so far for Donald Trump.
If you have evidence that the President directed most of this, he directed Giuliani, he directed Mulvaney on - on, you know, on - on a variety of issues, if you have that kind of information, even though you may not have obvious intent or…
The Chief of Staff is not going to make a decision, absent presidential direction of such weight and so controversial without taking it to the boss to start with.
Mick Mulvaney is I think the weakest Chief of Staff in modern history.
I think it's important for the country that we not have a secretary of state who seems compromised or potentially compromised in a very, very serious situation.
It gives the granular view is much more sobering and distressing than what we had heard before today. I think the details show you this became a cesspool. Our own State Department became a cesspool.
I think they have a point. Look, is there an information pipeline to the White House from Republicans? Yes.
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