One thing our current administration is good at: they aren't insecure/they take pride in admitting things their predecessors would be embarrassed by. For example, they officially deny that they're promoting foreign leader assassination, but then "leak" multiple claims to the contrary. Honestly, our country has performed counterintelligence (read "targeted killings") forever, one hopes in the interest of national security or prosperity. But admitting it is something new. Perhaps it's President Arbusto's Texas background. I vaguely remember a comedian suggesting "you can't embarrass a Texan"

"You folks sure kill a lot of folks, down here."
"Yup!"(smiling)
"Smells an awful lot of cows, here."
"Yup!"(smiling)
"Big as that belt buckle is, it barely holds up your gut."
"Yup!"(smiling)