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RandySF

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Sat Jun 13, 2026, 05:50 PM Jun 13

Trump making deliberate effort to be seen everywhere. [View all]

Wall Street Journal: “As Trump approaches his 80th birthday on Sunday, he and his advisers have made a strategic decision to turn the president into an omnipresent figure in American life, drawing a contrast with his octogenarian predecessor, Joe Biden. Trump makes regular marathon appearances in the Oval Office, he answers reporters’ cold calls and he tees off on social media at all hours of the day and night.”

“The result is that Americans are seeing more of both the good and the bad of an aging president.”

“In question-and-answer sessions that sometimes last more than 30 minutes, the president spars with reporters, delivering one-liners that ripple across cable news and the internet.”

“But cameras often zoom in on his bruised hands, stooped posture and closed eyes. And he sometimes trips over his words and confuses details. He has referred to Greenland as Iceland. He has called the Strait of Hormuz the Strait of Iran. And he has mixed up recent conflicts in South America and the Middle East.”



https://politicalwire.com/2026/06/12/a-white-house-strategy-of-relentless-exposure/

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