Presidents have to learn how to adapt. Every president comes into the job, it's different than they expect, they must adapt.
John S. DickersonDonald Trump is a mainstream conservative who wants to profoundly take on the left. The left is infuriated that anybody would challenge the legitimacy of their moral superiority. And so the left goes hysterical.
John S. DickersonWhy should anybody who doesn't like Donald Trump think, oh, well, I should think he is legitimate now?
John S. DickersonThe country is split. There are - more people voting for Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump, but he's the president.
John S. DickersonMr. Obama said that he personally told Mr. Putin to knock it off and vows to retaliate. But the Obama presidency is coming to an end and his successor still won't accept that Russia is guilty of tampering with U.S. elections. But president-elect Donald Trump is accepting the thanks of those who voted for him.
John S. Dickerson