David Gergen actually said...

"But that's what we thought he was going to do on China. You know, we did not he would let go this far, that he would find a compromise and work his way out of this, and now, here we are, what amounts ..."

"Yes, I do. I think that this issue in particular has great resonance within the Republican Party and, you know, a lot of senators have their own well being at take here and their own popularity in the..."

"It's very difficult to govern. It's very difficult to lead other people if they fundamentally don't believe you are telling the truth. Trust is still -- it's an old fashioned idea, but it's still the ..."

"I think you do -- if you are the White House, you actually go to the Congress and consult with them before you make a proposal like this, and clearly, that simply was not done."