He'll occasionally wake up and push something through all on his own. When something really stupid happens you know it's a direct order from Potatus, like him insisting that the border patrol agents get punished for lassoing border jumpers when everyone agrees it didn't happen. "C'mon man people are dying out there, and this is hurting my poll numbers. We gotta send a message! Fire those guys now I don't care how just get it done!"