David Gergen actually said...

"It's really kind of this White House faced up to duties of the President here at home. And that is to be president of all the people, not just your base."

"If the president had brought his own interpreter so there were two people there, one an American, one a Russian interpreting, you had a record on the American side, and if the White House then disclos..."

"When you demolish, when you get rid of your and destroy your moral capacity to lead, you are a weakened figure for the rest of the time you're there."

"Every politician would take this meeting. That often happens in domestic politics."