Why not?

The term "create stories" in this context does not mean made up the story it means create a story out of the report the way journalists create a story out of a news event

He represents the people. And he wasn't POTUS, he was a presidential candidate, relaying what his potential constituents were concerned about.

The same way they determined it for the draft.

The able-bodied should be working before they receive any kind of government assistance on the basis of being low-income.