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Tanuki

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10. Power point with 1 bullet point....3 bullet points are too many for him.
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 06:05 PM
Dec 2019
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thewrap.com/warning-anonymous-trump-official-highlights-takeaways/amp/

Per The Warning, by Anonymous:

During the president’s briefings, aides were told to reduce information down to PowerPoints with a single bullet point

"Early in Trump’s presidency, the author said that Oval Office briefers were first told not to bring “lengthy documents” or “summaries” and, if they had to bring paper to their meeting with Trump, to use PowerPoint slides. But that soon proved to be too much information for the president, who “couldn’t digest too many slides.” Briefers were then told to keep things to a maximum of three bullet points, even for complicated issues, like “military readiness or the federal budget.” And when the president still struggled to comprehend the three bullet points, briefers were advised to keep their meetings with Trump down to just a single bullet point.".....(more)

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