Member-only story
I Wish I Could Be a Part of President Biden’s ‘Brain Trust’
His campaign needs some out-of-the-box creativity to really shake things up.
The phone rings. It can only be the president, only the White House has this number. As much as I dislike talking on the phone, I pick it up and hear the president’s cheery but concerned voice on the other end.
“Hello, Mr. President. It’s great hearing from you on this Sunday. How are you, sir?” We chat briefly about how yesterday was the anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. 83 years ago. He says something else, but his voice fades away from the phone. I can barely hear him.
“Sorry, about that B, got a stack of papers here I am signing. You know how it is,” he laughs. I don’t because I have never been POTUS. I can’t imagine how much a good president works. We all know how much Trump worked (an hour a day tops), during which he was usually figuring out ways to use the government to enrich his company and increase his ratings.
Finally, after some pleasantries, the president gets to why he called.
“Listen, I was reading an article last night about how the restaurant business in Russia is booming. The places are filled, and everyone seems to be out drinking and carousing. Have they really managed to so…
