David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

Reason 3) Reporters get more useful information from operational officials than they possibly can from the president - and are less tempted into performative stunts. Nobody ever says to a reporter, "Congratulations, you really tripped up the IRS commissioner!" 7/x — PolitiTweet.org

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David Frum @davidfrum

People on Twitter often complain of the "green lantern" theory of the presidency - that the president can achieve things by sheer willpower. Americans need to *see* that other people in government beside the president also make decisions - and must answer for those decisions 6/x — PolitiTweet.org

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When you put on the White House stage the official with direct operational responsibility - you incentivize reporters to try to extract useful information, not to generate viral video. 8/x — PolitiTweet.org

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