Trump regularly calls Republican senators to ... talk about golf or what he's seen on TV
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The Washington Post gives us a closer look at how Donald Trump fills some of his «executive time,» the hours of the day reserved for Donald to do very important things like watch television and call allies about whatever he sees on that televisioTrump regularly calls Republican senators to ... talk about golf or what he's seen on TV
The Washington Post gives us a closer look at how Donald Trump fills some of his «executive time,» the hours of the day reserved for Donald to do very important things like watch television and call allies about whatever he sees on that television. It turns out much of it is indeed filled with watching television and calling allies about what he has seen on television. Specifically, the piece describes his habit of calling trusted Republican senators «at all hours of the day without warning and sometimes with no real agenda.» There is no doubt that both the quoted senators and the scorched remnants of the White House press office seek to spin this as Trump being accessible and proactive. The alternative interpretation is that Trump is shamelessly impulsive, devoted primarily to reacting to whatever he's last seen on television. Trump regularly calls senators if he sees news about their states. Other times, he talks about what he just saw on television or asks about golf. Barrasso said their calls, usually about 10 minutes or so, span several topics and sometimes are prompted by a Barrasso appearance on cable television or a Sunday political talk show. The president’s penchant for trying to contact senators after watching them on television has forced his aides to scramble at times ... Again, though, consider the positives of this approach. Trump is infamous for his impatience with security briefings and written reports of any kind; it may be that Donald genuinely is learning most of the «news» about our various states from brief segments on Fox & Friends. Have our intelligence community and other briefing agencies thought about, rather than sending briefers and bullet points to the White House, crafting a faux-Fox News set that they could use to «televise» their briefings? Give Donald a dedicated channel all to himself, and fill it with the things he actually needs to know rather than whatever the Fox News guests of the day want to put in his head? Read more