Sorta like Bush saying “This job is hard —hard etc “ at the 2004 debates
In all fairness, over 2 centuries, the hyperactive egotists that we have made president have kept assuming powers and doing stuff they were never intended to do. It’s a cumulative mess that nobody can be expected to do.
Bottom line: the presidency needs to be streamlined.
Here are some easy things for the POTUS to do that will make the job more reasonable and more efficient.
1) Get rid of the in-person dog & pony show known as the State of the Union Address, which wastes a hundred million dollars and a month of federal government time to put on a silly show. For many years the State of the Union was given in writing, and read to congress by their designated reader, with copies to every congressman and senator. It should go back to this.
2) There should no longer be a “president’s budget”, submitted to and rejected by congress. Not his job. Instead each cabinet agency should submit their budget requests to the appropriate house and senate committees.
3) Eliminate all “Czars”, and require that all presidential actions except WH operations must be done through US senate approved cabinet officers, who will be fully responsible for presidential directives.
Encourage congress to impeach and remove cabinet officers who foul up. Congress can do this, but has only done it once. They should do it a lot more.
4) Create a permanent position of someone to represent the president at all social functions. The POTUS should never leave the US, sending their Secretary of State. They should not throw out balls at sporting events or greet visitors to the WH. They should not give out any but the very highest awards and citations, nor should they attend parties, gatherings, etc. Nor visit disaster areas.
There are a few exceptions to this rule. But they must be few.
5) Strictly limit paperwork that must be approved by the POTUS. It is inane to expect the POTUS to read and sign 300 pages of unrelated business and silliness every day.
The list really goes on and on, because there are more than 200 years of add-ons, many of which need to be eliminated.
LLS