#TrumpAtDAS At face value, Donald Trump and his team are overseeing the executive branch of the federal government. Dig a little deeper, however, and it appears the president and his operation are simultaneously doing something qualitatively different: They’re putting on a show.

CNN reported about a month ago, for example, that the administration’s deportation sweeps were designed to be “camera-ready” and featured a “made-for-TV look.” Soon after, Axios published a related report that Team Trump’s immigration crackdown includes an emphasis on “choreography, photo ops, wardrobe changes and tough talk.” A White House official said the focus on “the visuals” was deliberate.

The New York Times added that as president’s second term gets underway, “there is already a pronounced trend in how he and his allies are using imagery with an almost imperial aesthetic to project an air of ubiquity, authority and invincibility.” Not only are the administration’s$BTC $USDC