Gergen on Trump Wiretap Tweet: ‘Where the Hell’s the Proof? What Are You Talking About’

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GERGEN: "Well, Jim's reporting, as always, is excellent. I must tell you that the fact that the president was so frustrated because he -- the sessions story distracted from his speech and the power of his speech, makes it all the more puzzling, mystifying, why he would then go on this tweet rant today, which is only amplified the coverage and the questions about the Russian story, about what was going on in trump Tower. You know, he's created a whole new set of problems for himself, so at the end of the week, the speech seemed long ago and we're into new territory with new controversies. So, I find it just totally mystifying how the two things are connected. I thought you asked Jim Acosta exactly the right question. If he was so frustrated, why did he do this? And I do think, maybe he thinks it's a distraction. But the fact is that this charge against President Obama that he wiretapped -- that he wiretapped Donald Trump's phones is a smear. And either Mr. Trump, president Trump should come forward with truth or he owes an apology to President Obama, and frankly to the country. You can't smear a former president in this way and not expect to have a lot of blowback. Where the hell's the proof? War you talking about?"