Biden works 71% as long as average Americans and half as long as previous presidents
By
Tiana Lowe Doescher
June 29, 2024 3:22 pm
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After President Joe Biden‘s public implosion during his dumpster fire of a debate performance on CNN, the dam has finally broken, with current and former aides to the president anonymously breaking ranks and pointing fingers. Alex Thompson reports that “the public split screen” between the incoherent and slack-jawed octogenarian on Thursday and the relatively competent campaigner galvanizing rally-goers the next afternoon is no accidental chasm.
“Biden’s miscues and limitations are more familiar inside the White House,” Thompson writes. “The time of day is important as to which of the two Bidens will appear. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Biden is dependably engaged — and many of his public events in front of cameras are held within those hours. Outside of that time range or while traveling abroad, Biden is more likely to have verbal miscues and become fatigued, aides told Axios.”
Couple Biden’s six-hour workday with the fact that he’s spent 40% of his presidency on vacation, and our own Zachary Faria asks a great point.
https://twitter.com/ZacharyFaria/status/1807102457925009576t’s not just that Biden is working literally half the amount of time that his predecessors did, but that he’s working a fraction of the time that ordinary workers across the country do every day.
Working six hours per day just five days a week totals a 30-hour workweek. The average full-time earner works nearly 42 hours per week, and full-time workers reported working an average of 8.5 hours per day, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In other words, Biden is working just 71% of the time other full-time workers are on the job.
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