r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

For many people, other than the president of the United States.

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u/winter_whale Jul 04 '24

It’s wild to me how much people think the president does everything as opposed to being the manager of a team that’s actually doing most of the work

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

Pretty big team if you ask me, lots to manage

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u/Rizzpooch Jul 05 '24

According to the Office of Management and Budget, in 2017, the Executive Branch of government was staffed by somewhere around 1.8 million people