Trump’s shift on Gaza, triggered by images of starving children he saw on television, highlights his long-standing reliance on TV for decisions
“That’s real starvation stuff. I see it, and you can’t fake that.”
Since then, the 79-year-old has repeated that aid must be brought to people living in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory, though he has stopped short of any major diplomatic moves.
“Trump has a reputation for not reading anything, including the briefing papers that his aides prepare for him, and for always believing that he knows better than his staff or anyone else does,” said Dan Kennedy, a journalist professor at Northeastern University.
“So it’s not surprising that he would be affected by images on television, especially since he is known to spend a lot of time watching TV.”
