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Inside Trump's daily routine, which includes 3-4 hours of sleep, 'executive time,' and no breakfasthttps://www.businessinsider.in/miscellaneous/inside-trumps-daily-routine-which-includes-3-4-hours-of-sleep-executive-time-and-no-breakfast/slidelist/67153817.cms2018-12-19T03:57:17+05:30

Inside Trump's daily routine, which includes 3-4 hours of sleep, 'executive time,' and no breakfast

Dec 19, 2018, 03:57 IST

Trump reportedly wakes up at 5:30 AM and sometimes begins making calls around 6 AM.

Trump reportedly only sleeps three to four hours a night, which he described as a success tactic. "How does somebody that's sleeping 12 and 14 hours a day compete with someone that's sleeping three or four?" he asked.

Breakfast isn't often part of the president's routine, but when he does eat, he says his "favorite would be bacon and eggs — bacon medium and the eggs over-well."

Despite attempts from multiple chiefs of staff to shorten Trump's free time, the president generally spends his morning tweeting while watching Fox News before beginning his day at 11 AM.

Source: The New York Times; Axios

“Clapper lied about (fraudulent) Dossier leaks to CNN” @foxandfriends FoxNews He is a lying machine who now works for Fake News CNN.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2018

“Donald Trump has made good on his promises, and it drives Democrats Crazy!” Brad Blakeman @FoxNews

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2018

Despite attempts from multiple chiefs of staff to shorten Trump's free time, the president generally spends his morning tweeting while watching Fox News before beginning his day at 11 AM.

Source: The New York Times; Axios

“Clapper lied about (fraudulent) Dossier leaks to CNN” @foxandfriends FoxNews He is a lying machine who now works for Fake News CNN.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2018

“Donald Trump has made good on his promises, and it drives Democrats Crazy!” Brad Blakeman @FoxNews

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2018

Trump receives a compilation of glowing press coverage, which is reportedly assembled each morning in the Republican National Committee's "war room."

Trump then is expected to leave the residence for the West Wing, though he skips the overwhelming majority of his daily intelligence briefings. Trump previously broke with tradition by ignoring the written report known as the President’s Daily Brief.

Each day's events and meetings vary, but one unspecified schedule block is ever-present for Trump, which is identified as "executive time."

Trump's executive time does not include official meetings or appearances, and has drawn concerns as the unstructured blocks have at least once composed nine hours of his day.

Lunches with other officials are common but not daily. Trump generally has dinner, which often includes guests of the president's choice, in the White House once his day winds down around 6:30 PM.

"I can invite anyone for dinner, and they will come!" Trump told an old friend after he took office.

Trump's favorite choices for dinner include well-done steaks, meatloaf, and Diet Coke.

On the weekends, Trump often makes a 25-mile trip to play golf at his club in Sterling, Virginia.

But for longer weekends and holidays, the first family heads to Mar-a-Lago, where he often raises ethics concerns as he mixes business and pleasure. Though staff will be thinned for his trip south, aides will remain on call over this Christmas.

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