Look, sometimes a man just needs a malted milkshake.
Admittedly, there are less opportune moments to indulge in such a craving — say, when you're in a highly classified briefing about Afghanistan with your country's senior defense and intelligence officials.
Nevertheless, President Trump reportedly brought such a huddle to a halt a few months after he took office in 2017, Politico reports.
Trump urged, "We have the best malts, you have to try them," before inviting a waiter into the code-word-secure briefing room to satisfy his sweet tooth.
(That is to say, pictures were added to the briefings to help keep him engaged).
To paraphrase a queen of France who was similarly burdened with the trivialities of running a country when there were sweets to consume, let them drink milkshakes. »