Donald Trump would spend up to 8 hours a day watching television
According to the New York Times, television sets the tone for the President of the United States in the White House, who even watches it during meetings. It would also serve as "ammunition" for his tweets. The person denies it.
The habits of the new tenant of the White House are emerging. The New York Times has reconstructed hour by hour the daily life of Donald Trump, interviewing about sixty people in his entourage. Conclusion: the President of the United States spends a good part of his day in front of the television, between 4 hours and 8 hours a day, according to the daily. “For other presidents, every day is a test in the way of running a country (...) by balancing competing interests. For Donald Trump, every day is an hour-by-hour self-preservation battle, ”comments the New York Times.
This typical day begins around 5:30 am. The television is quickly turned on. Donald Trump begins by looking at the news on CNN, which he regularly accuses of peddling "false information", he then zaps on his favorite program, "Fox & Friends". Sometimes, he continues with the program "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, which would put him in a particularly good mood, to believe some relatives interviewed by the daily. Television sets the pace for the rest of her day. The President thus had a 60-inch screen installed in the President's Dining Room. During meetings, if the sound was cut, he would still keep an eye on the screen. The commander-in-chief, the only one able to use the remote control, catches up with the shows he was unable to follow thanks to a TV on demand service, which he nicknamed his "Super TiVo". By the way, the New York Times confirms the existence of a famous red button, placed on the "Resolute desk", which Donald Trump uses to be served the dozen light colas he drinks daily.
"Ammunition" on Twitter
His hours spent in front of the screens serve as “ammunition” for him to tweet, reports the New York Times. Occasionally, he seeks the advice of his close advisers before shooting one of his arrows. Without always taking this into account. In the fall, he deliberately ignored the advice of his lawyer Ty Cobb not to react to the indictment of three former White House advisers in the Russian case. His chief of staff, General John F. Kelly, is trying somehow to channel the ardor of the president. Taking over from Reince Priebus last summer, he drastically reduced the number of visitors to the Oval Office. According to the New York Times, he also makes sure to leave the least free time for Donald Trump.
"A new false story, this time in the failing New York Times, according to which I watch television 4 to 8 hours a day, denied Monday the principal concerned on Twitter. False! In fact, I rarely if ever watch CNN or MSNBC, both of which I consider Fake News. I never watch Don Lemon, who I once called the “biggest jerk on TV”! Bad information. ”
The president had already publicly forbidden to spend too much time in front of the screens. Last month, during his tour of Asia, Donald Trump assured reporters in attendance: “Believe it or not, even when I'm in Washington or New York, I don't watch much television. I know my detractors like to say that. " And to add: “But I don't watch much television. Mainly because of the documents. I read documents. Many. And different things. In fact, I read a lot more - I read to you (speaking to journalists, Editor's note) a lot more than I watch television. " The president would jot down half a dozen articles daily but, according to his former adviser Steve Bannon, Donald Trump only reads them for comfort.
