# 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 29, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-president-of-the-united-states-get-a-second-job-while-in-office/963654/7 "2022-04-29T12:24:06Z")

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> [@tofor](#):
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> I do not think there is any rule or law that would prevent a duly elected president from deciding to be a part-time president and moonlight as a physician.

Isn’t there an assumption that the President should do his or her job? This is like asking if the President could play video games all day. Of course not; they would be booted pretty quickly for gross incompetence, not discharging duties, etc.

Now if they were genetically engineered not to have to sleep at all, perhaps they could squeeze in some free time.

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