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Trump blowing up Cabinet secretaries’ phones at all hours over DC renovations
When the Presidency Becomes a Mood BoardA White House Run Like a Vanity ProjectThe reporting here is simple enough: Donald Trump is calling Cabinet-level officials at all hours to talk about design, while a massive image of his planned White House renovations is literally being hoisted over the building. The specific object is ornamental. The political fact is not. The presidency is being used as an instrument for personal taste, personal legacy, and personal branding.Who Actually Has PowerThe person with institutional power is the president. He is not a spectator to the work; he is the one…
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