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Originally Posted by DogJuiceMan
Actually since Donald Trump occupies the seat of President of the United States, that makes his statements news whether or not you consider it to be a reliable source.
High Ranking government officials are sources of news via the power of the seat, not via the person occupying the seat. The power is not derived from the person, but rather the seat, and the seat derives power from the constitution.
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See the thing about the seat is that it comes with official communication channels. If Trump were to sign a directive, or an executive order, or something along those lines then yes it's very much news.
Otherwise he's not any different from any other person shitposting on twitter.
If I recall correctly the DOD basically ignored his original ban on transgender service in the military because it didn't come through those official channels.