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Trump Tweeted That He ‘Works More Hours’ Than Any President in History

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Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to defend his use of “Executive Time,” arguing that his approach to the presidency should be taken “as a positive” after leaked schedules showed much of his work days since the midterms have been free of scheduled commitments.

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.

Trump continued, “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!”

Trump’s defense of his work habits comes a week after Axios published copies of the president’s daily schedules, which showed that he has spent more than half of his time since the midterm elections in unscheduled “Executive Time.”

A source told Axios that Trump typically spends the first five hours of his day in his residency, where he is understood to be watching television, reading newspapers and making phone calls to aides, lawmakers, friends, advisers and administration officials.

Trump’s tweets on Sunday did not dispute anything in the report, other than how they were characterized by pundits.

While critics have cited the schedules as evidence of laziness or a lack of transparency, White House officials and Trump’s allies have argued that the unscheduled time does not reflect the full spectrum of work the president does on a given day.

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