Think a 79-year-old president can’t keep up? The White House just dropped a bombshell of Oval Office logs showing President Donald Trump powering through days as long as 12 hours, directly challenging a recent narrative of supposed exhaustion.
The New York Post reported that these detailed records, covering 10 weekdays between mid and late November 2025, showcase Trump’s packed schedule of meetings, calls, and travel, refuting a New York Times piece that suggested age was slowing him down.
The controversy kicked off with a New York Times article headlined with claims of “shorter days” and “signs of fatigue,” based solely on Trump’s public schedule, which often starts later than in his first term.
But the Oval Office logs tell a different story, revealing Trump working roughly 50-hour weeks, not even counting weekend duties or late-night social media engagement.
The White House, clearly irked, accused the Times of crafting a misleading portrayal, similar to what they claim was done to downplay concerns about the previous administration’s leadership capacity.
Take November 12, for instance, where aides recorded 32 meetings and calls, from a morning staff huddle to chats with Vice President JD Vance, lawmakers, and even an architect.
That same day, Trump capped a marathon with a dinner alongside Wall Street CEOs, a late-night bill signing to end a 43-day government shutdown, and a meeting with a corporate executive past 10 p.m.
November 13 was no breather, with 17 engagements over 8.5 hours, including strategy sessions with Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, an intelligence briefing, and a tele-rally for a Tennessee congressional candidate.
On November 14, Trump started early at 8:21 a.m., juggling calls with foreign leaders over border tensions in Southeast Asia, 18 other discussions, and a press chat aboard Air Force One en route to Mar-a-Lago.
These logs, while redacting some names, align with known events and paint a picture of a leader who’s hardly hitting the snooze button, despite the Times noting his public events often wrap by 5 p.m.
Contrast that with his international jaunts in 2025, like a whirlwind October trip across the Middle East and East Asia, where he signed deals, danced with performers in Malaysia after a grueling flight, and met with global heavyweights.
“I cannot imagine anybody with more dedication and focus and work ethic than Donald Trump,” said Susie Wiles, his chief of staff, emphasizing his knack for drawing energy from a packed agenda.
“When we travel like that, nobody can stay up and stay awake with him the whole trip… We take shifts because nobody could possibly keep up with him,” Wiles added, noting the unused bed in his Air Force One cabin.
That’s a polite jab at anyone doubting his stamina—while staffers collapse, Trump’s apparently just getting started, whether it’s Halloween at the White House or a summit in South Korea.
