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In reply to the discussion: Now the laziest president ever---Trump's day starts at 11 AM. [View all]demmiblue
(39,720 posts)77. K&R
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. Take these random examples from this week's real schedule:
On Tuesday, Trump has his first meeting of the day with Chief of Staff John Kelly at 11am. He then has "Executive Time" for an hour followed by an hour lunch in the private dining room. Then it's another 1 hour 15 minutes of "Executive Time" followed by a 45 minute meeting with National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster. Then another 15 minutes of "Executive Time" before Trump takes his last meeting of the day a 3:45pm meeting with the head of Presidential Personnel Johnny DeStefano before ending his official day at 4:15pm.
Other days are fairly similar, unless the president is traveling, in which case the days run longer. On Wednesday this week, for example, the president meets at 11am for his intelligence briefing, then has "Executive Time" until a 2pm meeting with the Norwegian Prime Minister. His last official duty: a video recording with Hope Hicks at 4pm.
On Thursday, the president has an especially light schedule: "Policy Time" at 11am, then "Executive Time" at 12pm, then lunch for an hour, then more "Executive Time" from 1:30pm.
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-sneak-peek-a7c58480-bc9e-4580-93c1-6358a6102b93.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0
On Tuesday, Trump has his first meeting of the day with Chief of Staff John Kelly at 11am. He then has "Executive Time" for an hour followed by an hour lunch in the private dining room. Then it's another 1 hour 15 minutes of "Executive Time" followed by a 45 minute meeting with National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster. Then another 15 minutes of "Executive Time" before Trump takes his last meeting of the day a 3:45pm meeting with the head of Presidential Personnel Johnny DeStefano before ending his official day at 4:15pm.
Other days are fairly similar, unless the president is traveling, in which case the days run longer. On Wednesday this week, for example, the president meets at 11am for his intelligence briefing, then has "Executive Time" until a 2pm meeting with the Norwegian Prime Minister. His last official duty: a video recording with Hope Hicks at 4pm.
On Thursday, the president has an especially light schedule: "Policy Time" at 11am, then "Executive Time" at 12pm, then lunch for an hour, then more "Executive Time" from 1:30pm.
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-sneak-peek-a7c58480-bc9e-4580-93c1-6358a6102b93.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0
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I wish he'd find another hobby! Shufflebored? Ogling babes on the beach? Reading?
erronis
Jan 2018
#86
Its not about you but you probably know that and you are actually upset with attacks on trump
JI7
Jan 2018
#60
That is like saying to a black person offended about a stereotype used against Obama
Ms. Toad
Jan 2018
#64
Lol. Lame comparison. I start work many days much later than 11am and its bs to compare
JI7
Jan 2018
#65
Dotard will already be awake at 3:00 am but too busy tweeting to answer the phone.
keithbvadu2
Jan 2018
#57
There was some meme several months ago that Donald would have to go to some remedial activity or the
keithbvadu2
Jan 2018
#61
maybe we as Americans need to start grading our exec. branch and/ legislators on their work ethics?
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2018
#87
Hey lay off Donnie Two Scoops- there's a lot of good mid-morning TV to watch!
Still In Wisconsin
Jan 2018
#91
Hopefully he'll use the executive time productively by ingesting more high-cholesterol
dalton99a
Jan 2018
#92