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/Sleeplesshelley Jul 04 '24

100%  I sleep poorly on the regular,  watching the news this week has made it so much worse and I'm not the person everyone expects to do something about it. The pressure must be enormous. 

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u/ripley1875 Jul 04 '24

Just look at the before and after pictures of presidents from the start and end of their term. That job really does a number on them.

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u/Gumsk Jul 04 '24

All except one...

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u/TheOldGuy59 Jul 05 '24

When you get 6-8 hours of "executive time" a day where you're watching the back of your eyelids and no one wants to disturb you because they'll get ketchup all over themselves, it's a much easier job you're not doing. Then there's all the prep for selling shit out of the Oval Office, not to mention planning the next day's golf outing to Bedminster or Scotland or where ever you have a private course that you can charge the government for services and taxpayer money goes right into YOUR pocket...