I’ve been watching for over two and a half hours. He and the crew are certainly giving the press the gold medal tour. Then he answers questions like it’s just a normal press conference. Wish they appreciated his openness with all of them and started treating him with respect.
Can’t help but think how.he would have enjoyed walking and discussing the project with his dad. That spending time at the build was another family trait Elisabeth would walk through on site with young Fred when they were first starting out. Then Fred with Donald etc. Each learning at the knee of the previous generation. Listening and learning.
I missed this live .. but watched the tour video with the press Q&A. And what a Q&A it was ... it covered the wall, Mexico, the cities in California, the economy, the Middle East, even John Bolton --- and POTUS answered every question thoroughly, thoughtfully and with complete candor.
I watched and listened and felt happy and relieved that he is at the helm.
I, too, noticed the press was respectful when asking questions. Take the Acostas out of the equation, and it's really a different world.
When you are doing active construction, there is no substitute for walking the job site at least once a day.
Not only do you see what is going on, you can catch errors.
Also you meet the men and women doing the work, and you cultivate a relationship with them.
By doing that you encourage them to approach you with cost-saving ideas or approaches that were not contemplated.
Spent four years in a hardhat overseeing two large building sites, and enjoyed every minute of it. Real world experience you cannot learn from a book.