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Who is the information gatekeeper for the US president?

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  https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/trump-seems-to-back-off-portland-military-plan/283-e9c6bdfb-92d6-4881-bb74-09bb325a5270  Based on something he saw on TV, 79-year-old President Trump believed that a sort of war was going on in Portland, Oregon.  So he felt the need to send in National Guard troops.  But then he got a call from Oregon's governor saying that there was no war and no need for troops...   "I spoke to the governor, she was very nice," Trump said. "But I said, 'Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening? My people tell me different.' They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place...it looks like terrible." So somebody showed Trump some video on TV that convinced him Portland was on the verge of collapse.  Who did that?  What was he shown?  In another instance, Trump was convinced that all the glittery trimmings put up in the White House were actual...

What the US president should be doing, and how it is now

What should be the guiding principle of the United States president? We know this from the Constitution, that the major duties of a president are: Commander in Chief appoint judges, ambassadors, and department heads “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” There is a guiding star for presidents written in the Constitution. But there is also a way it is being handled today. The American Way 1. “to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity “ 2. I will find a way to help accomplish this. For example, a president might try to ensure that American citizens can access medical care in a quick and affordable manner. But instead we have this, The Trump Way 1. They have done something terrible to us. 2. I will react in a cruel way. For instance, Trump rails against how other countries a...