I think saying the world burns is a bit of an exageration. The media always play up stuff like this. Yes, there's a lot of fucked up shit going on, but there is every other day of the year. Not like he would do much about it just sat in the Whitehouse anyway.
It depends in which country you are at - most of the people on this forum are in a peaceful country at the computer I think. Even politicians need a holiday sometimes - and behind the scenes, the secret service controls the country anyway.