I think you are mixing this up with the function of the executive goverment in a state with alleged separation of powers (one of the fundamentals of democracy).

A president himself sending out forces is in fact not normal.

It’s terrifying to see it visualized like that.

Thats what I noticed as well. I think it was about three cancels at every menu point.

Some years ago reddit was the reddit for nerds. The demographic probably has shifted more towards normies by now.