One result of the president's improvisational style, said government officials as well as analysts, is a near-constant churning that leaves some people confused and creates the image of chaos.
“It’s been this way since the beginning,” said Stan Collender, a professor of public policy at Georgetown University. “It looks like they’re operating on pure adrenaline, emotion ... let’s say sugar-rush, also.”
To his aides, it shows an active president who makes decisions and wants to share them with constituents.
“It’s his agenda,” Trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. “He’s the one who won election. He gets to decide the policy and when he’s going to say it.”
Some examples of the Trump method:
• This week, during a photo opportunity with the leaders of the Baltic nations, Trump told reporters he would send U.S. troops to the Mexican border to guard against illegal crossings.
Trump and national security officials later met to discuss the details. Over the next two days, the White House put out statements saying the plan would involve deployment of the National Guard, in consultation with border state governors — details, like troop numbers and costs, to be provided later.
• Last week, in what aides billed as an infrastructure speech near Cleveland, Trump unexpectedly said he plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
Days later, after meetings with national security officials, Trump and aides issued statements reaffirming the goal of troop withdrawal but saying the U.S. would wait until the Islamic State is completely defeated. They did not provide a timetable for withdrawal.
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