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Obama’s casual jargon about having a “stand-in” or “front man” with an earpiece paints a picture of covert manipulation, adding to the conspiratorial tone. The conversation hints at the possibility — if not probability — that behind-the-scenes power plays are ongoing. A brief pause with the phrase “Four more years” might allude to the 2020 election, with implications that the establishment was meddling behind the scenes.