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This engagement with the autopen reflects a theme resonant in many critics of the current administration—the feeling that the electorate is not truly being served by those they have put in power. Trump’s commentary suggests a call to accountability and transparency in understanding who is actually driving government decisions, posing a rhetorical question: would citizens prefer to be governed by their elected representatives, or by unnamed advisors who might deploy tools like the autopen without scrutiny?