President Donald Trump's staff is loading up his schedule with events in an effort to prevent him from firing off tweets or watching cable news, the news website Axios reported on Thursday.
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Trump's staff reportedly tries to keep him busy so he doesn't tweet or watch TV
The president has been known to frequently watch cable news and fire off tweets after segments air.
Trump has been asking his staff for more free time, Axios said, adding that said staff members had been doing their best to limit his "screen time" to keep him from going off script during his first foreign trip since taking office.
The president embarked last Friday on a nine-day tour that includes stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Vatican, Sicily, and Belgium. Following his visits to Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the Vatican, Trump most recently traveled to Belgium ahead of a NATO summit.
Trump is known to spend a significant chunk of his time watching cable news, paying particular attention to stories about him and his administration, and blasting out tweets shortly after news segments air.
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Trump has repeatedly praised Fox News' morning show "Fox and Friends" for its favorable coverage toward him, while lashing out at networks like MSNBC and CNN for their more critical coverage of his administration and policies. He has called MSNBC and CNN "fake news" on numerous occasions.
At night, a Washington Post report said, the president occasionally "hate-watches" cable-news shows that are critical of him, sometimes talking on the phone with friends while doing so. Specifically, Trump has frequently lampooned the shows "Morning Joe" of MSNBC and "Nightly News" of NBC as well as Jeff Zeleny and Don Lemon of CNN.
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