David Gergen actually said...

"It's really hard after that to find extremely talented people who are willing to come in, put their reputations on the line, work their tails off for this guy."

"He wants to do solo. He thinks a lot of people around him have been like training wheels. He doesn't need it anymore."

"His instincts for campaigning as we know are first class but it's interesting to -- although I don't like them, but his instincts for governing are terrible."

"Trust remains the coin of the realm in politics as in many other professions. If the leader wants to have others follow in difficult times they've got to trust him."