[ WP ] Ten days after the swearing-in of America 's first AI robot President

To say then people were nervous would be a massive understatement. Some anticipated the dawn of a new era of prosperity and peace. Others were certain that missiles would be flying before the inaugural address was over. A robot had been elected president of the United States of America! 
 
 Nearly everyone was surprised when at the end of the first week, nothing had happened. No radical executive orders administered, no stern foreign policy changes, and no press conferences held. The Presidrone, as the media loved to call him, had n't even left the White House. 
 
 Tensions were high as the supporters began to feel betrayed and the opposition proclaimed proudly the validity of their predictions. On the tenth day of silence, a press conference was finally called. 
 
 A huge crowd gathered to watch the event, in person and through social media. The official pre-conference stream was already the second most watched broadcast of the decade. 
 
 When the time finally came the crowd squelched their excited din with one hundred held breaths. 
 
 The official spokesman walked confidently on-stage and quickly took his place behind the array of microphones. 
 
 `` Mr. President will not be speaking here tonight.'' 
 
 He paused to allow the crowd a moment to react before continuing. 
 
 `` Nor will he for the duration of his term.'' 
 
 The quite gasps and groans from the opening statement were replaced by the silence of disbelief. 
 
 `` He will continue his policy of abstaining from issuing orders and negotiating publicly with foreign dignitaries. Furthermore he has made an agreement with congress not to veto any bills put forth.'' 
 
 `` There will be no interviews and no further explanations of his policy nor press conferences on the matter. If you find this unsatisfactory or upsetting than you are instructed to direct your inquiries and concerns to your local senator and representatives.'' 
 
 `` In addition to deferring the governance of this country to congress, we will be launching and supporting an application and website to maintain transparency and accountability of your representatives directly. The application will display a summary of each politicians voting record, corporate sponsors, and discrepancies between their platform and their performance.'' 
 
 `` The intent of this initiative is to put the power back into the hands of you, the people. There will be no questions. Please direct any and all questions to your local representative. Thank you and good night.'' 

