To label the practice of speechwriting as 'fake' is deeply misguided. Is the contract you signed 'fake' because you didn't write it? Do you believe politicians

To label the practice of speechwriting as 'fake' is deeply misguided. Is the contract you signed 'fake' because you didn't write it? Do you believe politicians should be judged primarily on their writing skills? A politician choses their speechwriters, works with them, and takes ultimate responsibility. The process just happens to be exactly the same as it for all other tasks they do. I would argue a demonstrated ability to choose good people and judge their work is so essential for high government office, the process involving speechwriters is a far better measure of their suitability for office. Speechwriters, at least good ones, also don't write 'generic' texts. They will study their client's speech patterns and adjust word choices, rhythm, humor, and other patterns to fit the person's style. For offices as high as the US president, the writers tend not to change, sometimes over decades. See the chart at the top of https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/01/the-language-of-the-state-of-the-union/384575/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/01/the-lan... for word choices in the State of the Union. There are clear difference between and consistencies within each presidents' speeches.