Hardball with Chris Matthews, August 4, 2017 on Donald Trump
← Back to Donald Trump ProfileSpeaking in December 2015, during his first Air Force One trip, Donald Trump expressed bewilderment at taking vacations while residing in the White House.
“If you're in the White House, who wants to take a vacation? You're in the White House!… What's better than the White House? Why these vacations?”
Then-candidate Donald Trump, during his 2016 presidential campaign, pledged a tireless work ethic, contrasting sharply with the typical presidential expectation of vacations.
“I promise you, I will not be taking very long vacations, if I take them at all. There's no time for vacations. We're not going to be big on vacations.”
Speaking in April 2016, Donald Trump contrasted his work ethic with President Obama's, criticizing Obama's vacations and use of Air Force One for golf trips.
“I love working. I'm not a vacation guy. Right? Like Obama, he plays golf in Hawaii. He flies in a 747.”
Before his 2016 election, Donald Trump's emphasis on staffing with "the right people" contrasts sharply with his assertion that passion eliminates the need for vacations.
“If you love what you do, you're happy. You don't take vacations.”
During his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump contrasted himself with then-President Obama, criticizing his leisure activities while promising to fiercely advocate for all Americans.
“I'm going to fight for every American in every last part of this nation. We have a president who doesn't fight. He goes out and plays golf all the time.”