The vast majority of the consensusers are conspiracy theorists. They are certain there are vast conspiracies brewing hither and yon and up and down and in and out and within and without. That is the consensus base that your doofylucy screwy looie stupid dumb prez consults when he is in doubt. They reflect his thinking and he likes that a lot. He ignores the rest of the folks because they rely on TRUTH, FACTS, REALITY none of which is sexy enough for the doofus. So he tunes them out. That's how idiots are born. Incestuous coupling. SIGH. Fun ain't it?