President Donald J. Trump speaks on the phone in the Oval Office Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long to receive the latest update on the devastating wildfires in California. (Official Whte House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
Politico: Forget the Oval. The real Trump action is in the residence.
Fixated on impeachment proceedings against him, Trump is increasingly taking his official business to the White House’s executive residence to escape perceived risks of his formal office space.
The Oval Office is the traditional epicenter of power for American presidents, but a new one is emerging that’s more exclusive, more secluded and more convenient.
President Donald Trump is increasingly morphing the White House residence into a second Oval. It’s become the place where Trump feels most productive, where he avoids meddling by his staff and where he speed-dials his network of confidantes, GOP lawmakers and TV pundits.
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WNU Editor: It fits his style. He had a small office in his condo in New York City, so why not the White House residence. And he is not alone, a lot of people are like that. Richard Branson from Virgin always boasts that he runs his office through his gym bag where he keeps his cell phone and his small black book of about 1,000 contacts. In my case I have an office in the basement of my home where I feel comfortable to do my business and blogging .... albeit it is not the White House. :)
5 comments:
Non issue.
And you a fantastic job. I hope you never stop.
At my age I can't stop nor would I like to.
Comment was for the editor.
You hit a two for one.
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