Gergen: Attacks on media pose threat to America
by Jackie Wattles
February 18, 2018: 4:36 PM ET
... "We have an election that's just around the corner, later this year," Gergen told host Brian Stelter. "What if the Democrats, you know, take the House back? Is that all going to be blamed on 'Fake News?' What if they fall short? Are Democrats going to think, 'You know, it was all that meddling.'"
"This is what splits a country apart," he added. "In many other countries, it's been the beginnings of an authoritarian rule. And that's the larger threat hanging over us now...I find that the threat is growing."
Gergen added that Trump's recent behavior -- including a barrage of erratic tweets posted Sunday morning -- is reminiscent of former-President Nixon's just before he resigned in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal.
"It reminds me very much of the last days of President Nixon when he became deeply, deeply insecure, lashed out in all sorts of ways and didn't remain focused on the job at hand," Gergen said. "This, I'm afraid, has been President Trump's pattern for some time" ...
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