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[–] Knightfox@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'm honestly curious how long Trump is gonna make it. Realistically he's probably running on a bunch of drugs at this point. No shade here, I assume Biden and maybe even Obama were the same. How do you work that much and not sleep? The answer is drugs!

Even if they are "relaxing" the president has a lot of stress, the job physically ages you. Trump being on a golf course is still probably stressing out even if he doesn't give a shit about the US; whether it's about how his personal investments will work out or about his personal vendettas the job is stressful.

Trump was also severely stressed while out of office due to the pressures of the lawsuits he was under. With 12 years of stress the man may be 79 currently, but he's probably way older physically. I don't see him making it through this term and the only way he's made it this far is drugs and a good pharmacist.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

Why would you think Obama was on drugs? He was only 56 when his term ended.

[–] Knightfox@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Here is Obama's stated daily schedule in his first year as president. Take it with a grain of salt since it is a self report, but it's probably not miles away from the truth.

Quick Summary:

  • Routinely only got 5-7 hours of sleep
  • Woke up 7 am and would straight away exercise for 45 minutes
  • Into the office between 8:30-9:00 am
  • Work until 6:30 pm
  • Dinner and family time until 8:30 pm
  • Review briefings and do paperwork until 11:30 pm
  • Read in bed for 30 min before going to be at 12:30 am

Maybe Obama is just built differently, I know some people have genetic differences that mean they need less sleep, but that's a hell of a schedule for your baseline everyday schedule. I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if the White House had a doctor that prescribed/administered some sort of stimulant.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 19 hours ago

Welll obama cared enough to burn the candle on both ends. I think if he had not been president he would have kicked cigarettes sooner but you could likely say that about politics in general. I can say a much larger percentage of PhD students seemed to smoke compared to the general populace.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 3 points 19 hours ago

He is a psychopath. Possibly the most psychopathic man to ever be president. He doesn't feel the pain and stress of being president, he thrives on it.

Lincoln would probably have died in his second term if he wasn't assassinated. Have you seen his before and after photos from being in office? He went from being a healthy looking person to being an old man in just 4 years. The stress of being in such a dangerous time for the united states really, really took its toll.

I didn't see that kind of aging in Trump. The guy is such a fucking psychopath that any aging that happened was going to happen anyway.

[–] lipilee@feddit.nl 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

actually, the answer is golfing instead of working :)

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Obama was called the golfer in chief by Gerald Celente... and Trump golfed more in his first term than Obama did in two.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

Before 9/11 all Bush did was golf. The country was better off for it.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Doesn't stress you out when you don't do anything.