The White House assured the press pool on Tuesday that the president is not thinking about the electorate at all as he departs for Beijing.
President Donald Trump reassured the White House press pool on Tuesday that he does not think about the financial well-being of the American people, dispelling rumors that domestic economic fallout from the Iran war might be weighing on his conscience.
Speaking to reporters on the tarmac before departing for a diplomatic summit in Beijing, the president was asked how the escalating conflict in the Middle East would affect domestic markets and household stability. In a brief but comprehensive statement of policy, Trump clarified that he “doesn’t think about anybody,” successfully isolating his foreign policy objectives from the material reality of the voting public.
Administration officials quickly moved to formalize the president’s impromptu declaration, distributing a brief to national security staff confirming that the executive branch will proceed with the conflict under the strict operational assumption that the American populace does not exist. The memo outlined protocols for ensuring that no data regarding inflation, supply chain disruptions, or localized poverty inadvertently reaches the Oval Office during the duration of the Iran campaign. White House aides noted that achieving total cognitive detachment from domestic suffering is a necessary preparatory measure for high-level bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
We want to be absolutely clear to our allies and adversaries alike that the daily economic struggles of the American taxpayer have not once breached the perimeter of the president's consciousness.
The strict policy of internal compartmentalization comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the United States to raise the issue of ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during the Beijing meetings, delivering a hopeful address at a summit in Romania earlier this week.
While Zelenskyy expressed gratitude for ongoing contact with American partners, the administration has maintained that acknowledging the existence of either the Ukrainian war effort or the American working class would severely compromise the president's strategy of thinking about nobody. State Department liaisons have reportedly instructed foreign delegations to submit all future diplomatic requests in a format that does not require the president to consider the impact of his actions on human beings.