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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Despite a reportedly intense White House investigation to unmask the individual who spilled ’s private daily schedules to the media, a defiant leaker has popped up again to reveal the president is still spending about half of his days in unstructured “executive time,” Axios reported.Axios said last week that the president spent about — about 300 hours — in the three months since the midterm elections in “,” according to copies of his .AdvertisementSources told Axios that the term is a euphemism for the time the president spends hanging out in his residence watching TV, tweeting, making phone calls and holding impromptu meetings.The leak infuriated Trump and White House officials, who launched a hunt to , Politico reported. Now a leaker has provided another four days of the president’s schedules (Feb. 4-7) to Axios — revealing that Trump is still spending White House Press Secretary defended Trump’s unstructured time, telling Axios after its first report that it has provided Trump a “ to help “make him the most productive president in modern history.”Trump on Sunday insisted in a tweet that he’s . “When the term Executive Time is used, I am generally working, not relaxing,” Trump tweeted. “In fact, I probably work more hours than almost any past President.” He has to, he explained, because the country was “a mess” when he came to the White House.AdvertisementThe media was able to get my work schedule, something very easy to do, but it should have been reported as a positive, not negative. When the term Executive Time is used, I am generally working, not relaxing. In fact, I probably work more hours than almost any past President.....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)....The fact is, when I took over as President, our Country was a mess. Depleted Military, Endless Wars, a potential War with North Korea, V.A., High Taxes &amp; too many Regulations, Border, Immigration &amp; HealthCare problems, &amp; much more. I had no choice but to work very long hours!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Despite a reportedly intense White House investigation to unmask the individual who spilled ’s private daily schedules to the media, a defiant leaker has popped up again to reveal the president is still spending about half of his days in unstructured “executive time,” Axios reported.Axios said last week that the president spent about — about 300 hours — in the three months since the midterm elections in “,” according to copies of his .AdvertisementSources told Axios that the term is a euphemism for the time...

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