Even the most significant moments of Donald Trump's presidency can be overshadowed by an awkward governing style
President Donald Trump’s announcement on Sunday that the Islamic State mastermind Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “died like a dog” in an overnight U.S. military operation proved that even the most consequential moments of his presidency can be swept up in his unpolished governing style.
“It’s a great question, and you’re doing a great job, by the way,” he said. “Your network is fantastic.” Dismissing concerns that Trump disclosed a potentially dangerous amount of information about the operation, one administration official said the president “was totally within his bounds as commander in chief.” The official added that most of the details came in response to reporters once he had concluded his initial announcement — noting that Trump didn’t intend to field questions after addressing the public, “but he got caught up in the moment like usual.
Trump’s remarks might have lacked the solemnity of President Barack Obama’s announcement when U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden, or the passion of President George W. Bush’s bullhorn speech from Ground Zero in 2001, but it was true Trump from start to finish. At one point, he even compared monitoring the operation live from the situation room to “watching a movie.
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