>The person described the question less as a serious inquiry and more as a joke meant to indicate “I’m so powerful I could buy a country,” noting that since Mr.

>The person described the question less as a serious inquiry and more as a joke meant to indicate “I’m so powerful I could buy a country,” noting that since Mr. Trump hadn’t floated the idea at a campaign rally yet, he probably isn’t seriously considering it. With past Presidents, you would have to rely on the press and insider leaks to figure out what the President was really thinking. Between his campaign rallies, and Twitter, we get a pretty unfiltered day by day view of what is on the President's mind. That can be both good and bad.