[DominikR]

> there is an invisible group of people behind the president, pushing them to act and say things that they want.

It is absolutely normal to have an establishment and an elite that influences the governments and the presidents decisions.

Only in the most dictatorial and absolutist types of governments you would see a lone person at the top deciding on issues without consulting with anyone.

But I'm not sure that such a thing has ever existed. Even maniacs with a cult following behind them like Hitler had to balance the interests of different factions within the system.

What we have to get rid off is certain categories of influencing decisions that have a negative impact for the majority. (bribery)

[conceit]

That's nonsense. The very idea of dictatorship is to dictate, i.e. to prescribe the rules. It doesn't matter whether that is given from any number of individuals directly or channeled through a representative.