# Could the President of the United States get a second job while in office?

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**Created:** [April 29, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-president-of-the-united-states-get-a-second-job-while-in-office/963654 "2022-04-29T07:05:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 30, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-president-of-the-united-states-get-a-second-job-while-in-office/963654/33 "2022-04-30T15:27:13Z")

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I would argue that this is evidence he must have been doing something right, as determined by the people pulling the strings. Like signing whatever was put in front of him, as suggested by @k9bfriender . It’s not like they couldn’t have got rid of him.

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