Back in the spring, when discussions were playing out among journalists regarding Joe Biden's decline and the press's calculated reluctance to cover it, one thing was crystal clear:
They were (belatedly) doing it for reasons that had nothing to do with feelings of guilt, nor were they doing it to try to better an industry that continues to face a historic, well-earned trust crisis among the reading and viewing public.
We saw evidence, for instance, when former "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd played "whatabout" games with Biden versus President Donald Trump, suggesting a 2 a.m. tweet should prompt as much concern as Biden calling out for a member of Congress who had tragically passed away a month prior.
At the time, I wrote that "we knew this was always where it was going to end up, didn't we? Democrat apologists in the press using the Biden book [by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson] as a pretext for insinuations and questions about Trump's mental and physical health, something we've already seen Tapper do in various interviews."
And now, in a pretty predictable "toldjah so" moment, the Usual Suspects are doing just that, pushing stories about Trump allegedly showing "signs of fatigue" as he "faces realities of aging in office":
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office https://t.co/FfkRIYEfWh
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) November 26, 2025
Though the New York Times piece did note that Trump has been a far more visible president since taking office than Joe Biden, with the current POTUS keeping a busy schedule in meeting with world leaders and CEOs, the Times pointed to an alleged change in how many events (and the times they start) he has on his calendar this time around in comparison to his first year in office during his first term as an example of his age taking a toll:
Still, nearly a year into his second term, Americans see Mr. Trump less than they used to, according to a New York Times analysis of his schedule. Mr. Trump has fewer public events on his schedule and is traveling domestically much less than he did by this point during his first year in office, in 2017, although he is taking more foreign trips.
He also keeps a shorter public schedule than he used to. Most of his public appearances fall between noon and 5 p.m., on average.
Thompson, too, chimed in with his own addition to the pile on:
NYT: in 2017, Trump’s scheduled events started at 10:31 a.m. on average.
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) November 25, 2025
In 2025, Trump has started scheduled events in the afternoon on average, at 12:08 p.m.
The number of Trump’s total official appearances has decreased by 39 %. In 2017, Trump held 1,688 official events…
I think the "although he is taking more foreign trips" line from the NYT report might have been the first clue needed for Alex, and even the journos who wrote the story, to understand the true reasons why Trump's schedule is a little different this time around in comparison to 2017.
In fact, Trump himself said as much in a fiery response on Truth Social:
I settled 8 Wars, have 48 New Stock Market Highs, our Economy is Great, and our Country is RESPECTED AGAIN all over the World, respected like never before. The last Administration had the Highest Inflation in history - I have already brought that down to normal, and prices, including groceries, are coming down. To do this requires a lot of Work and Energy, and I have never worked so hard in my life. Yet despite all of this the Radical Left Lunatics in the soon to fold New York Times did a hit piece on me that I am perhaps losing my Energy, despite facts that show the exact opposite.
A lot of conservatives have talked about how this term seems different from the last one, mainly because Trump knows a lot more about the "lay of the land" and how things work in D.C. in comparison to his first couple of years in office. He clearly came in this time around - after eight years of lawfare and two assassination attempts against him - with a renewed sense of purpose, of being a disrupter to the status quo, as someone who - with the right team (like Sec. of State Marco Rubio and DOT Sec. Sean Duffy) - will Get Things Done.
Are there gonna be some hiccups? Sure. When you inherit what Trump did from Biden, it takes time to untangle the messes made. Plus, there are the predictable obstacles on the Democrat side, and even a few on the GOP side. But one thing is certain: if there are domestic issues and worldly disputes that are left unresolved at the end of Trump's term, it won't be because he didn't make a public appearance until noon or was supposedly dozing off at the Resolute Desk.
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