“I think one of the reasons Trump remains politically competitive is because a lot of Americans credit him with being authentic, even if he goes too far.” But when they’re in public, they act with perfect decorum,” said Ari Fleischer, a Fox News contributor who served as President George W. Behind closed doors, they do offensive things. “The greatest weakness politicians have is they’re inauthentic.
Twitter has offered Trump immediacy and rendered pesky handlers somewhat obsolete, as reaching his 87 million followers takes one click of a button. Politicians have always taken to the latest technology to craft their images, whether President Franklin Roosevelt’s “fireside chats” on the radio or President John Kennedy’s news conferences on television.
