Trump Prefers Role as Chief Commentator
https://politicalwire.com/2017/08/11/trump-prefers-role-chief-commentator/
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President Trumps threats against North Korea have highlighted as never before the tension between the presidents duties as chief executive and the role he often seems to prefer as the countrys highest-profile TV and Internet commentator, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The frequent disconnect between Trumps words and actual policy has been visible for months. On major issues healthcare, trade, taxes as well as on more specific questions such as whether transgender Americans may serve in the military, Trump has made declarations that the rest of the administration and Congress have often ignored or sidetracked.
The current situation differs from those earlier examples because of the context and risk. In the fraught standoff with North Korea, where miscommunication or misunderstanding could trigger a devastating war, the question of how to react to Trump has taken on tremendous gravity.
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