'My Day One is Gonna be Monday': Trump to Take Weekend Off After Inauguration

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite


by Justin Baragona | 12:18 pm, January 17th, 2017

There have been a number of revelations from President-elect Donald Trump’s wide-ranging interview with the Times of London and Bild. Much discussion has already been devoted to Trump calling NATO “obsolete,” how he’ll keep his personal Twitter account open and his referring to Syrian refugees in Europe as “illegals.”

Well, one thing that slipped attention initially was that Trump is apparently not counting Saturday as his first day on the job as president. Talking about why he thought Brexit happened, Trump said it was due to the need for strong borders and explained how he’d address that on his first day.

People don’t want to have other people coming in and destroying their country and you know in this country we’re gonna go very strong borders from the day I get in. One of the first orders I’m gonna sign – day one – which I will consider to be Monday as opposed to Friday or Saturday. Right? I mean my day one is gonna be Monday because I don’t want to be signing and get it mixed up with lots of celebration, but one of the first orders we’re gonna be signing is gonna be strong borders.

As Trump noted in his answer, he doesn’t want to get anything mixed up with the celebrations so would prefer to start fresh on the 23rd.

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[fleur-de-lisa]

1. Lazy fuck! Already taking time off.

I see this is gonna' be just like Chimpy Bush, more days screwing off rather than working.

[Kber]

16. In all fairness, I wouldn't mind if he took the whole month off - started in February.

Or even next February, maybe.

Hell, take the next 4 years, buddy!

[fleur-de-lisa]

18. I'd be happy if he fucked off and died . . .

but apparently such sentiments are frowned upon at DU. Please don't tell anyone . . .

[Kber]

19. You're secrets safe with me!

[displacedtexan]

20. My sincere hope for Donald Trump...

...is that he takes time off to go hunting with Dick Cheney.

[fleur-de-lisa]

22. I'll second that . . .

and add that I sure as hell hope Cheney's aim has improved.

[Dave Starsky]

38. And he's using 00 buck.

Cheney would have had more success in his bird hunting if he'd used a larger load.

[ananda]

30. Yeah

I don't wish it on him, or anyone really ..
but if it just happened, I wouldn't mind
at all.

In fact, sometimes I have this fantasy:
they get all the liberals out of the capitol
and just blow it up, Designated Survivor
style.

Of course, I don't want that to really
happen, but I really would like to see all
the corporatists out of power.

[longship]

2. Enemy attack coming at 3AM Saturday morning.

And Drumpf only near his Twitter feed.

[yallerdawg]

3. "Our country is a disaster!"

"First, let's celebrate me and take the weekend off!"

[Thinkingabout]

4. Life is going to be a big surprise for Trump, the position requires 24/7 for four years.

[ananda]

32. I guarantee you, Trump will fob off all the major duties.

That's why certain people are placed in the White House.

I'm thinking that Jared and Ivanka will actually run the
country mostly, and Trump will cause major problems
and chaos as he keeps tweeting. That's his thing!

Since the family is pretty much beholden to Russia,
we will also see a whole new world order that the
EU might have considerable difficulty dealing with.

We are all SO screwed!

[JudyM]

50. Not for him. For his quick-drawn assistants and cabinet only. He'll be less on the job than shrub

was, guaranteed. Unless you call tweeting being on the job.

[harun]

57. It will all be run by Pence. Trump will just Tweet.

[JudyM]

59. & Priebus. & Bannon. & Kushner. &? Do we even really know who'll be pulling President Puppet's

strings?

[harun]

70. Not yet we don't

[JudyM]

83. Love your sig line graphic. If only it weren't such a dim dream now. These cabinet hearings are

so freaking depressing.

[tblue37]

66. W was able to get to bed by 9:00 every night--because he was just a figurehead.

Ronnie didn't even stay awake during cabinet meetings. He was also just a figurehead.

Cheato doesn't do policy--or details.

[Bengus81]

81. Especially since he PROMISED to NEVER take a vacation while he's President....n/t

[adigal]

85. He is not going to be there for 7 months. Impeached or quit nt.

[Phoenix61]

5. Most common time for heart attack

Monday morning between 4:00 and 10:00 am. Just saying.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

41. The guy is a walking heart attack. I bet he doesn't make it four years.

[Phoenix61]

42. I was kinda hoping for Monday

what with the stress of starting a new job and all.

[milestogo]

74. It will be the first job he's ever had.

The stress will probably be too much for him.

[Blue Idaho]

6. I'm thinking the Presidency isn't

A "weekends off" kinda job...

[Zoonart]

26. Not really president...

more like the Republican/Russian mascot. Pence will be at work.

[Plucketeer]

7. He'll send out a tweet after being sworn in

"Folks, I hereby decree January 21st as national - Love me some Trump day"

[lark]

8. Another prediction.

He will work the least of any president in history. He will never work a 5 day week and will rarely work 4 days a week as he's basically lazy and only cares about himself.

[jmowreader]

9. Uh-huh. I see.

So if ISIS or al-Qaeda or one of his supporters decides to blow up an Army base just to test the new president, the Army is on its own until Trump decides to come to work.

[Ligyron]

24. Just wait til the first time somebody has to interrupt one of his many holidays

with an actual crisis. He'll go ballistic.

"I told you guys to give that stuff to Pence while I'm in Russia negotiating world peace!!".

[drray23]

33. Hopefully it will be at 300am

At least Trump will be up for his morning tweets so he might be able to take that 300am phone call.
In retrospective im not sure its a good thing anyway.

[Cryptoad]

10. Going on Holiday after swearing in,,,,,,,,, geeez

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. "I'll just give Putin the wheel for the weekend."

"Take her out for a test drive. See if he likes it."

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. "I dont want to be signing and get it mixed up...."

So, poor attention span, as they have said about him.
Wonder if knows the job means paying attention to more than one thing??

As for the lying....I am gonna enjoy hearing about his cabinet learning about the lying thing.

[gademocrat7]

13. Coward.

Can't face the wave of thousands of protesters on Saturday.

[bucolic_frolic]

14. Does he know

about 24/7/365? President is on-call all the time.

More border inspections? $$$$$$$$$ & long lines.

[Qutzupalotl]

15. That gives us the weekend to draft articles of impeachment

for violating Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution.

[DK504]

23. From your lips to God's ears.

[matt819]

17. So much for hour one and day one

I will put money on the likelihood that he will work fewer days than any previous president and even fewer days than Congress.

Wanna take that bet?

[KittyWampus]

21. So our enemies can attack on over the weekend?

[6000eliot]

25. One last coke binge and tweetstorm?

[Girard442]

27. Can't add anything really new to the many responses, but...

...has that man ever taken his head out of his ass to look around at the real world even once?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

28. Trump: "People dont want to have other people coming in and destroying their country..."

Why should we when we have a president who's committed to destroying it from the inside?

It's the use of the word "other" that's the giveaway.

[Vinca]

29. Wait a minute. Didn't he say his abbreviated parade was because he wanted to "get to work?"

This man is incapable of being truthful.

[progressoid]

31. We are so fucked.

[Runningdawg]

34. IIRC Trump said at one time, he would be sworn in, in private.

No inauguration, no balls. He would begin work immediately after the swearing in ceremony and he told congress to be prepared to work from that moment on, through nights and weekends, until Obamacare was repealed, immigrant were on the buses and work on the wall had began. Already slacking - are we surprised?

[Fla Dem]

35. So if his day 1 is Monday, does that mean the US will be leaderless from Friday afternoon

until Monday morning? Does he plan to not govern all weekends?

[Dave Starsky]

36. I honestly thought this was a joke.

And I read it in Alec Baldwin's voice.

[Judi Lynn]

72. Good tip to remember!

[riversedge]

37. Maybe the msm will cover some of the Women's March?? Hope msnbc does not resort back to

Lock up on this important Saturday!

[SunSeeker]

39. No you fucking dumbass. You don't get to choose "Day One." Day One is January 20, 2017. By law.

Idiot.

[DeminPennswoods]

40. Bet many of his voters don't get weekends off

I'll bet plenty of his angry working class white voters won't be getting Sat and/or Sun off.

[mobeau69]

43. Who talks like this?

People don’t want to have other people coming in and destroying their country and you know in this country we’re gonna go very strong borders from the day I get in. One of the first orders I’m gonna sign – day one – which I will consider to be Monday as opposed to Friday or Saturday. Right? I mean my day one is gonna be Monday because I don’t want to be signing and get it mixed up with lots of celebration, but one of the first orders we’re gonna be signing is gonna be strong borders.

Sam Harris described his brain like a balloon that you inflate then release into a room. It goes all over the place. That's how his brain works.

Anyone notice his desk in that stupid tower? What a fucking mess. Now check out how Obama kept his in the oval office. Clear, without clutter and ready to be used for the issue/task at hand. dumps desk reflects his brain; a disorganized fucked up useless mess.

[lunatica]

49. One of the side rooms off the Oval Office is the actual working office

That's where the computer, the telephone and the printers much be. No one could possible work on an empty desk. One that doesn't even have a telephone.

The Oval Office is probably used to photo ops, meetings and visitors and when there are more than two people in the room.

[OldHippieChick]

44. And yet he's said the inaugural will be short because he

wants to "get to work". Was he lying then or is he lying now? Never mind, silly me, he's lying.

[Jeroen]

45. Trump, behind his desk: 'Now, where do I sign for strong borders?'

[dalton99a]

46. He's got to check in with the boss in Moscow for instructions

[EarthFirst]

47. Hey, Donny...there's still time for you to really decide if you're ready for this or not... n/t

[machoneman]

48. Wow! I do wonder if he needs to...

get nebulized (remember the Will Smith movie) each night.

Seriously, I do wonder what medical procedure he has to undergo each night at Trump Towers? Can't be just using an anti snore/breathing device like my sister uses. Is he on some drugs or drug that knock him out so he can sleep? Maybe some electro-shock therapy? Does he have a pacemaker? How about some weird self-administered drug or therapy like L-dopamine, heavy enema use, etc.

Hey, maybe he's onto performance enhancing drugs (no not Viagra!)?

Don't forget he was palsy-walsy with that odious Vince McMahon, the WWE and also those drug addled professional wrestlers for a long time as both a promoter and owner. I'll bet he's doing those same drugs the wrestlers used which may explain his lack of sleep and early morning rants on Twitter!

See here!

http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-wwe-vince-mcmahon-relationship-2016-12

[bravenak]

51. He should take the rest of the term off

[madaboutharry]

52. I heard on CNN that his parade is only 1 1/2 hours long

because he wants to get to work at The White House right away.

They need to get their story straight!

[liberal N proud]

53. The less time he is being president, the better for the country and world.

[not fooled]

65. Yep

2 more days before the massive clusterf*ck begins.

[Doreen]

54. First and foremost he is NOT a president!!!!!

He is a DICTATOR. He will make the rules everybody else will do all the work. All he will do is oversee. Why do you think he is having his children lined up in important positions? They will probably do more work than him but then they will take over the new dictatorship when he is no longer able. Why would anyone ever be under the false illusion that he is going to work for us?

[benld74]

55. NMP - 1 day on - 2 days off

Let the countdown begin Friday

[mahatmakanejeeves]

56. I'lll bet he's going to try to fly his helicopter onto the South Lawn of

the White House Monday morning afternoon and park it there.

[Thor_MN]

58. What happened to "Busy"?

What he going to blame his pathetic, tiny, little ignoruation on now? It was going to be small because he was going to be so busy....

I was so hoping for a William Henry Harrison like inauguration...

[Ford_Prefect]

60. Chickenshit is the term for this kind of fool.

[Rex]

61. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

He is such a dumbass! NO FUCKWAD, your day is the SECOND you are sworn in and take over! Is he really this stupid? The POTUSes JOB is 24/7! Rest is optional!

[Jimbo S]

62. In the business world

you are on the clock 24/7. And this coming from a guy who will act more as a "CEO of America" than POTUS.

[KatyaR]

63. Sorry, lying POS.

I guess he thinks the presidency is a 40-hour-a-week job.

We are in such trouble.

[Shrek]

64. Can't he at least make America great on Friday?

After so much build-up I hate the thought of spending the weekend in a non-great America.

[yellowcanine]

67. So who is POTUS on Jan 21 and 22?

I guess the Trumpster does not realize it is a 24/7 job. We are so screwed.

[SteamAddict]

68. Umm ... Realy. You are taking a vacation day as your first day?

Sign of things to come? We are toast. I really fear a Russian invasion where Oompa Loompa in Chief is sleeping in, and says. "It's fine. Putin Likes me".

[underpants]

76. 1/2 assed POTUS not taking security briefings

This seems to ring a bell. How'd that work out?

[keithbvadu2]

69. Full time huckster....... Part time President

[keithbvadu2]

71. In Trump We Trust -- Our pals in Russia

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russian-trump-coin_us_587e6cbee4b0f63fcfa366ef?kay1g32f6t1olayvi

[tenorly]

73. Which means we already know what the best three days in his regime will be.

I guess we should be thankful.

[brooklynite]

75. I thought they cut the length of the parade so he could "get to work".

[underpants]

77. Well their "work" may be getting ready for the parties and looking FABULOUS

It takes one of them 75 minutes to put on makeup
http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/01/melania-trump-white-house-glam-room

[Docreed2003]

79. He's going to get to work...

Rocking out to Lee Greenwood and Big and Rich. He's gonna be working so hard at those parties that he can't possibly be distracted cause he might not know what he's doing or signing...gotta get that party on, first and foremost! Plus that parade was going to be really long and he might need a nap after that stress of mixing with the great unwashed masses

[Paladin]

78. So he's treating the presidency as a 9-to-5, Monday-Friday job?

This might be a blessing in disguise---his limiting his time in the Oval Office could lessen the damage he does to the country. Even so, the damage he does is going to be gut-wrenching.

[Docreed2003]

80. I think that's exactly how he's viewing the job...

He has no concept of what it means to be President which is perhaps the most frightening thing in this whole clown show

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

82. Aww, com'on he's just going to ....

be resting up so he can start full of piss and vinegar.

Well maybe not so much vinegar

[adigal]

84. So what happens if there is a terror attack with weekend? Like, someone targets one of his very soft

targets, the hotels that still have his name on them in big gold letters??

What a mess this man and this presidency is going to be. Just a bigass mess.