Yes, this applies to other US presidents as well such as Nixon, Dubbya, Clinton and probably most obviously to Ronald Regan. We've seen this before, these presidents are public relations creations whose job it is to convince the people of the necessity of things like 'downsizing', 'free-trade' and 'war' and if this things become unpopular the actor is removed from power but the same agenda exists in the background pulling the strings of the latest puppet.