FWIW we’ve dropped worse on our planet. Tsar Bomba was rated to be 50-58 megatons.

AFAIK an active sitting president technically doesn’t have clearance unless they go through the investigation for it. they just have an inherent right to view classified documents.

Same reason the president gets a paycheck, it would be prohibitive otherwise to limit your pool of candidates

The pasta straws are neat. Probably cheaper/less complex to make too.