
The White House stenographers have a problem. Donald Trump is talking so much that those in charge of recording his public speeches are straining to keep up. There were almost 22,000 on Inauguration Day, and an additional 17,000 when Trump visited disaster regions in North Carolina and California. Even the most diligent stenographer’s ears and fingers will be strained, especially after four years of Joe Biden’s relative quiet.
According to those familiar with the conversations who insisted on anonymity to discuss internal matters, there are currently discussions about employing more workers to keep up with the demand.
The deluge of words is one of the most visible — or audible — shifts from Biden to Trump, who enjoys the spotlight and understands better than most politicians that attention equals power.
He’s been speaking almost nonstop since the start of his second term, drowning out dissident voices and making it difficult for his opponents to be heard.
Take Wednesday, for example. During a signing ceremony for legislation to accelerate deportations, Trump, a Republican, talked up his accomplishments, claimed Hamas was using US-funded condoms to make bombs in Gaza, defended his administration’s efforts to freeze federal spending and reduce the government workforce, veered through descriptions of migrant violence, and made the surprise announcement that Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, would be used as a detention centre for people.
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