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The American presidency, for better or worse, is rooted in the British monarchy, and so presidents have, in fact, fulfilled the function of national patriarch.
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I think you misunderstand. By necessity the is some resemblence to monarchy. The designation President itself was antithetical to monarchy at the time of the US founding.
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No, Alexander Hamilton was a crypto monarchist.
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