One of the reasons why "conspiracy theories" start is because it's actually MORE comforting to think that a shadow cabal runs the country and knows what they are doing than the scary truth, which is that nobody is running anything and everyone in leadership is just as incompetent as they look.
Obama Version 2. It's a programmed AI of Version 1, which never worked correctly in the first place. But, give the interface a face lift and it's the same Obama code under the GUI.