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Cattledog

(5,922 posts)
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 08:02 AM Jan 2018

Trump's secret, shrinking schedule.

President Trump is starting his official day much later than he did in the early days of his presidency, often around 11am, and holding far fewer meetings, according to copies of his private schedule shown to Axios. This is largely to meet Trump’s demands for more “Executive Time,” which almost always means TV and Twitter time alone in the residence, officials tell us.

The schedules shown to me are different than the sanitized ones released to the media and public

The schedule says Trump has "Executive Time" in the Oval Office every day from 8am to 11am, but the reality is he spends that time in his residence, watching TV, making phone calls and tweeting.

Trump comes down for his first meeting of the day, which is often an intelligence briefing, at 11am.

That's far later than George W. Bush, who typically arrived in the Oval by 6:45am.

Obama worked out first thing in the morning and usually got into the Oval between 9 and 10am, according to a former senior aide.

Trump's days in the Oval Office are relatively short – from around 11am to 6pm, then he's back to the residence. During that time he usually has a meeting or two, but spends a good deal of time making phone calls and watching cable news in the dining room adjoining the Oval. Then he's back to the residence for more phone calls and more TV.

Article at:

https://www.axios.com/scoop-trumps-secret-shrinking-schedule-1515364904-ab76374a-6252-4570-a804-942b3f851840.html

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Trump's secret, shrinking schedule. (Original Post) Cattledog Jan 2018 OP
most of the meetings from last year had to do with filling positions JI7 Jan 2018 #1
Not only is he a stupid POS MrScorpio Jan 2018 #2
6:30 time for his night burger underpants Jan 2018 #3
But Peter Gibbons was hypnotized underpants Jan 2018 #4
Putin doesn't like to speak with the Donald Jarqui Jan 2018 #5
Keep him out of the office all day Corgigal Jan 2018 #6
..approx 25% of day spent working, remaining spent in "executive time out" yet he's a busy bee per RestoreAmerica2020 Jan 2018 #7

JI7

(89,289 posts)
1. most of the meetings from last year had to do with filling positions
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 08:08 AM
Jan 2018

and how he treated it all like some reality game show . but he just isn't into the everyday actual work stuff of reading and discussing policy with various people . he is too stupid to understand any of it and can't really read either.

Jarqui

(10,131 posts)
5. Putin doesn't like to speak with the Donald
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 09:00 AM
Jan 2018

after 7pm Moscow time ...

Putin needs the 8am to 11am Washington time slot to give directions to Trump. Running two big countries is complicated and time consuming ...

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,439 posts)
7. ..approx 25% of day spent working, remaining spent in "executive time out" yet he's a busy bee per
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 11:17 AM
Jan 2018

Sarah Sanders.

At link. Sarah H.Sanders response to Axios article:

"The President is one of the hardest workers I've ever seen and puts in long hours and long days nearly every day of the week all year long. It has been noted by reporters many times that they wish he would slow down because they sometimes have trouble keeping up with him."

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