, ▁Gib bs ▁der ided ▁the ▁" prof essional ▁left " ▁and ▁" li ber als ," ▁who ▁" w ould n ' t ▁be ▁satisfied ▁if ▁Dennis ▁K uc in ich ▁was ▁president ." ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁people ▁who ▁compare ▁Ob ama ' s ▁policies ▁to ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ' s ▁" ought ▁to ▁be ▁drug ▁tested ." ▁▁ ▁Gib bs ▁stir red ▁controvers y ▁when ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁dr one ▁killing ▁of ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁son ▁of ▁An war ▁al - A w la ki ▁was ▁just ified , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁boy ▁" should ▁[ have ] ▁had ▁a ▁more ▁responsible ▁father ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Gib bs ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁outside ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁Administration . ▁He ▁formally ▁left ▁the ▁position ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁MS N BC ▁Cont rib utor , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Gib bs ▁had ▁been ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁for ▁cable - news ▁channel ▁MS N BC . ▁His ▁first ▁appearance ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁night ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁State ▁Of ▁The ▁Union ▁Address . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Gib bs ▁became ▁a ▁found ing ▁partner ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁strateg ic