Trump reportedly doesn't have time to get lunch. He might if he quit the self-praise

[Judi Lynn]

If Trump quit the self-compliments altogether, he might even have time to start taking naps

Poppy Noor

@PoppyNoor
Mon 27 Apr 2020 15.27 EDTLast modified on Mon 27 Apr 2020 15.34 EDT

On Friday, the New York Times accused Donald Trump of spending time eating fries and watching TV during the pandemic, sometimes not arriving at the Oval Office until noon. As a response, multiple White House officials were rolled out to confirm Trump was working non-stop, so much so that the president sometimes misses his lunch.

Let’s make clear that this is not meant to cast shade on lunch-takers. Quite the contrary: taking lunch is as much a measure of how hard one works as a man’s shoe size is a measure of how big his ego is.

But Trump’s “proof” of his hard work is a bit surprising. Almost a third of US workers don’t get to take a lunch break– and those are just ordinary people, the ones who homeschool their children while working from home if they’re lucky enough to have a paycheck, with a salary to reflect that.

Unfortunately for Trump, his routine pales in comparison to other famous leaders’ schedules. Margaret Thatcher was memorably said to have slept just four hours a night, while George W Bush reportedly arrived at the White House at 6.45am. Winston Churchill reportedly did a day and a half’s work in 24 hours during the second world war, but littered among his working day were multiple naps, cocktails, board games and a few decadent meals. If his diary proves anything, it’s that productive people can take a lunch break and still manage to get things done.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/27/trump-no-time-to-get-lunch

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. He doesn't look like he misses many lunches.

[onecaliberal]

2. Not fat shaming but he clearly isn't missing meals.

[napi21]

3. Yea. It wouldn't hurt if he missed lunch every day for the rest of his term. n/t

[JDC]

4. Yeah; He barely has time for his 11:30 am second breakfast

Let alone lunch. Always working that guy.....

[doc03]

5. WTF he watches TV and Tweets till noon every day then holds his

Shit Show for 2 hours every afternoon.

[flibbitygiblets]

6. Look at the poor man, just wasting away.