"And what we realized was that we could potentially build a SWAT team, a world-class technology office inside of the government that was helping across agencies. We’ve dubbed that the U.S. Digital Services."
Yes, that's a great analogy! Go with that!
"And this was a little embarrassing for me because I was the cool, early adaptor President."
From his rhetoric, it sounds like he wants to appeal to technologists by arguing he keeps them very close to him in the White House. He's saying, "see? I have tech friends and I give them cool jobs where they feel appreciated."
He's also implying that they should count towards him being informed about technology. But we know that's not the case.
So he's trying to say he has trusted technology advisors, but he doesn't. It's scary. Join me in tweeting at them [1]
"And what we realized was that we could potentially build a SWAT team, a world-class technology office inside of the government that was helping across agencies. We’ve dubbed that the U.S. Digital Services."
Yes, that's a great analogy! Go with that!
"And this was a little embarrassing for me because I was the cool, early adaptor President."
Cooler and adepter!
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2016/03/11/transcrip...