He may have had influence or dominance over Obama. Just like Papa Bush was dominant over Reagon. Imo most groups run the best person to get the votes. It was like that with Hitler too. He was chosen because of his ability to talk to crowds.
In Trumps presidency, he ran his group. A real actual leader. Not a puppet like all the other presidents, except JFK (the first Trump) Plus he was best qualified to get votes. And he was a REAL US president for the USA and was no longer cooperating with global influences over the USA.