A White House source has leaked nearly every day of President Trump’s private schedule for the past three months.
Why it matters: This unusually voluminous leak gives us unprecedented visibility into how this president spends his days. The schedules, which cover nearly every working day since the midterms, show that Trump has spent around 60% of his scheduled time over the past 3 months in unstructured “Executive Time.”
The following article by Mike Murphy was posted on the Morningstar website January 7, 2018:
President Donald Trump’s work day has shrunk since the early days of his presidency, Axios reported Sunday (https://www.axios.com/scoop-trumps-secret-shrinking-schedule-1515364904-ab76374a-6252-4570-a804-942b3f851840.html), often not starting until 11 a.m. and including hours of “executive time” that he largely spends watching TV, tweeting and talking on the phone.
Axios, which was shown copies of his private schedules, also reported that Trump is holding far fewer meetings than previously in his term. Continue reading “Trump’s work day said to start late to allow time for TV, Twitter”
