Rudy has many very good qualities. He was an excellent mayor of New York, as we all know. But he's gotten very loquacious on this.
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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.
It's so good, Anderson, to hear those -- the sentiments from the Trumps and the Obama's. They recall another age when people were more civil.
You serve, you do it under the rest of times, it can be rough at times, you have to go through this together, but it's important to who you are, not your wealth but to service.
I think that President Trump, first and foremost, likes Scott Pruitt because he thinks he's a tough guy.
it's nuts doing peril as a trade war would the very economic recovery that he has some legitimacy in claiming.
I think increasingly has becoming a threat, we're not there by any means but it is a threat and if we had this President and we had a couple more like him, you know, I think we would be very close.
A lot of the people around the President are telling him not to fire Sessions because he will have a (INAUDIBLE) on his hands trying to get anybody confirmed starting with Pruitt.
Presidents, no matter how much experience they have, need stabilizing forces around them.
No, it would be a serious mistake to go without a chief of staff. You know, there was a time a very early time, when Democrats tend to tend not to have very strong chief of staff and Republicans like the pyramidal system with a strong…





