In my eyes POTUS has no personal life
That's the heart of our disagreement I think.
I believe it's just another job. When he clocks out, or is on a break, it's his time. I feel that during 'his time' he is free to talk about work, and more or less do as he pleases.
When he's on the clock, he has to take the public, when he's off, I think he's ok to tune them out.
It is.
I believe it's just another job. When he clocks out, or is on a break, it's his time.
He can to a certain degree "clock out" and have "his" time but only in the privacy of his home or among friends in private circumstances. Publishing statements on a global public media forum however changes this into a "public appearance", makes it "work" and makes him POTUS in function. Where he to make these statements at the bar of a private cocktail party, by all means. The difference is the platform being private or public.
It comes with the exceptional job; like royals, prime ministers and presidents (not only POTUS). Whenever you are acting in public, you are acting in function.
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You used a misleading quote btw: "In my eyes POTUS has no personal life when he acts in public"
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Not misleading, just abbreviated.
My point was that even in public I think he should have those same rights. So quoting the rest was unnecessary, not misleading.
The difference is the platform being private or public.
I don't think platform matters because I do not agree that he is supposed to keep anything contained inside his home. I think he still has the right to take the Potus mantle off, and go out in public, as himself.
Platform is mostly irrelevant to that. Treat a private cocktail or private Twitter feed the same.
changes this into a "public appearance", makes it "work" and makes
If he has crossed the line of conducting business on personal time, then that is the issue that should be dealt with. Not stripping him of a personal identity.
It comes with the exceptional job; like royals, prime ministers and presidents
Historically it has been like that. That doesn't mean it's a good thing. There was a time where it was required, but I think that has passed.
I like the idea of the leader being a real person instead of a revered or mythic semi-deity. I like seeing any moves toward openness and transparency.
It feels more honest.
I disagree, he tweeted numerous official statements on that account and even Sarah huckabee sanders confirmed that his Tweets are official statements from the president. In my eyes POTUS has no personal life when he acts in public, he's always on the clock. Potus is just not one of those jobs you can put down besides you, you are always POTUS for the outside world.
I compare it with the Dutch monarchy, whenever a king/queen or prince/princess makes "stupid remarks" in public (this happened a few times) he has to excuse himself. He can't go out on twitter as "Alexander" and go all out.... he's always publicly in function.