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Oval Office dustup shows the power of Trump’s hyper-public presidency

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Julian Zelizer : President Trump 's early presidency has brought unprecedented transparency to the White House .

Zelizer says the president is comfortable going directly to the people and positioning himself as their true spokesperson.

He says it's remarkable how much he is willing to put on display: He wants the American people to see what he is doing in real-time.

Trump has answered more than 1,000 press questions in first month of his second term.

Frida Ghitis: Donald Trump's willingness to be seen is more than that; it is deeply political.

She says the president's actions are part of an effort to change U.S. democracy into “plebiscitary democracy’s” She says he knows that the current political culture now demands the president to be a popular leader, with a duty constantly to defend themselves publicly, to promote policy initiatives nationwide, and to inspirit the population.

Ghitis says the Oval Office dustup was a well-prepared trap for the Ukrainian President.

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68

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61

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47

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informal

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English

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51

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