--- description: “Working 11 to 2, what way to run a nation,” Stephen Colbert sang about Donald Trump's schedule. title: Stephen Colbert Made a Musical Remix of Trump's Schedule image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Stephen Colbert's So Impressed With Trump's Daily Schedule He Turned It Into a Musical by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2018 2:36 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2018 2:36 PM CUT Stephen Colbert is so taken with Donald [Trump](http://time.com/5262336/james-comey-donald-trump-attacks-fbi/ "undefined")’s schedule—so taken in fact that he turned it into a song on Tuesday night’s episode of _The Late Show_. According to Colbert, the media has been turning up [stories](http://time.com/5261596/donald-trump-medical-files-raid-doctor-harold-bornstein/ "undefined") that “paint a bleak picture of the [White House](http://time.com/5262076/white-house-iran-israel-stolen-documents/ "undefined").” Trump, though, claimed [in a tweet](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/991090373417152515 "undefined") that his White House is “running smoothly” with “great Energy and unending Stamina.” Colbert couldn’t help but joke that, “‘Great Energy’ and ‘Unending Stamina’ those were the names of the pills that Dr. Ronny was passing out,” before adding a hasty, “Allegedly!” Still, Colbert can’t deny that Trump’s schedule is packed from the hours of 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. which lead Colbert to transform Dolly Parton’s working stiff classic “9 to 5” into an ode to [Trump](http://time.com/5262358/robert-mueller-donald-trump-subpoena/ "undefined")’s schedule. “Working 11 to 2, what way to run a nation,” Colbert sang as Jon Batiste and the house band accompanied him. “Just three things to do, then it’s basically vacation. Write a tweet or two, just to add to the confusion and pray that they don’t convict you of collusion!” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5261819/stephen-colbert-trump-schedule/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5261819/stephen-colbert-trump-schedule/"},"headline":"Stephen Colbert's So Impressed With Trump's Daily Schedule He Turned It Into a Musical","datePublished":"2018-05-02T14:36:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:34.064Z","description":"“Working 11 to 2, what way to run a nation,” Stephen Colbert sang about Donald Trump's schedule","url":"https://time.com/5261819/stephen-colbert-trump-schedule/","keywords":["Newsfeed","stephen colbert","Donald Trump","Late Night Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5261819/stephen-colbert-trump-schedule/","name":"Stephen Colbert's So Impressed With Trump's Daily Schedule He Turned It Into a Musical"}}]}] ```