Trump doesn't work very hard. Great!

Why Trump's 'executive time' is the best news I've heard in a while

President Donald Trump.
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When Ronald Reagan was president, some people were shocked to learn that he kept "banker's hours," working pretty much from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., five days a week. Given the demands of the most powerful job in the world, it seemed a dereliction of duty for him not to be putting in some more time in the office.

Reagan, however, had nothing on President Trump. Here's what Jonathan Swan of Axios reported on Sunday:

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Paul Waldman

Paul Waldman is a senior writer with The American Prospect magazine and a blogger for The Washington Post. His writing has appeared in dozens of newspapers, magazines, and web sites, and he is the author or co-author of four books on media and politics.