Last updated on February 11th, 2019 at 03:02 pm
Trump is now claiming that he works more hours than almost any president in history after his private schedule showing him doing virtually nothing was leaked to the public.
Trump tweeted:
The media was able to get my work schedule, something very easy to do, but it should have been reported as a positive, not negative. When the term Executive Time is used, I am generally working, not relaxing. In fact, I probably work more hours than almost any past President…..
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 10, 2019
….The fact is, when I took over as President, our Country was a mess. Depleted Military, Endless Wars, a potential War with North Korea, V.A., High Taxes & too many Regulations, Border, Immigration & HealthCare problems, & much more. I had no choice but to work very long hours!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 10, 2019
Trump’s own schedules tell the real story
There have been two schedule leaks over the past year that detail what Donald Trump is doing with his time. The first leak in January 2018 revealed that Trump didn’t show up for work until 11 AM and was out the door by 6 PM. The first schedule leaked showed a president who was spending more time plopped down in front of his television than running the country.
Trump’s schedule got even shorter after Democrats took back the House in November. Trump has spent more than 60% of his time since the midterm election watching TV, tweeting, and talking on the phone. This president blows off his intelligence briefings and insists on being briefed verbally because he doesn’t like to read. Trump makes George W. Bush look like a workaholic.
Trump doesn’t even work a full day
As former Obama official Chris Lu pointed out Trump put in as many hours in three months as the average US worker does in nine days. Trump didn’t work more than Obama after the Great Recession, or Bush after 9/11, or Bill Clinton ever.
Donald Trump has worked the least of any president in history. Trump thinks he is working a lot because he doesn’t know or care about what a president is supposed to be doing.
Trump‘s laziness and lack of work ethic have damaged the presidency in ways that will take years to clean up.
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