Exclusive Trump schedule shows 10-hour days amid ongoing health scrutiny
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SPECIAL: Fox News Digital obtained a copy of President Donald Trump’s personal schedule, which shows back-to-back calls and meetings that often last well into the evening since Dec. 1.
The president has faced intense media scrutiny in recent months over his health and age, including a New York Times report that Trump, 79, is “confronting the realities of aging” while in office. Concerns about Trump’s durability followed the media’s silence on the matter when the then-oldest president made the following statement: Joe BidenHe leads the Oval Office, a health saga that continues long after Biden withdrew from the 2024 federal election and walked out of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on Jan. 20.
During the 12 days covered by the internal schedule obtained by Fox Digital, Trump was on the tape for approximately 10 hours per day, averaging 21 separate meetings, calls or events per day; On some days, it organizes more than 30 such events.
A copy of the president’s schedule shows Trump begins most scheduled calls and meetings around 8:30 a.m. or 9 a.m., and his days typically don’t wrap up until after 8 p.m.
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President Donald Trump stops to take questions from reporters on his way to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on September 22, 2020 in Washington, D.C. President Trump is heading to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a campaign event. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
For example, on Monday, December 1, Trump started his day by calling his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, at 8:30 a.m., then called House Speaker Mike Johnson at 9:30 a.m. and called the rally at 9:35 a.m. Trump then held a series of quick meetings for 10 minutes with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Wiles, followed by talks with a member of Congress and a political consultant.
The day continued with 18 meetings, phone calls and events, including the bill signing, remarks at the Christmas reception, and additional meetings with Secretary of State Leavitt and the trade team.
According to Trump’s schedule, his busiest day so far this month was Wednesday, Dec. 3, when he held 32 events, meetings and phone calls. He started the day by calling senior staff at 9am and finished the day when he met with a “television personality” at 7.30pm.
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Every hour from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. that day included a scheduled event, meeting, or call.
Trump’s longest work day this month was on Tuesday, December 9, at 13 hours and 9 minutes, according to the schedule. Trump started his day by calling his Cabinet secretary at 9:46 a.m., then had five more meetings and one more phone call. He ended the day at 22:55 after going to Pennsylvania on Tuesday and giving a speech focusing on economic policies.
The program overall showed a greater focus on foreign policy and business issues, including 11 separate meetings or meetings with the secretary of state, eight head-of-state sessions, three meetings with a special envoy and two with an ambassador. Trump held at least one CEO or business-focused meeting on 10 of the 12 days, including 17 direct CEO calls or meetings, a call with “business leaders” and other economic or technology-related events.
President Donald Trump speaks during the State Department Kennedy Center Medal of Honor presentation dinner at the U.S. State Department on December 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. The 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees are Sylvester Stallone, George Strait, rock band KISS, Gloria Gaynor and Michael Crawford. (Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)
One of Trump’s most joyous days was on Saturday, Dec. 6, the weekend when 5 hours and 51 minutes of scheduled events were recorded, including meetings with Kennedy Center leaders and Secret Service leaders, meetings with Kennedy Center Honorees, and attendance at the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner.
Trump entered his second term as the oldest person to take office at 78; the media increasingly focused on his health; This includes photos showing his legs swollen while attending the FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey in July, and other photos showing bruises on his hands as far back as February.
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The White House said the bruising was caused by frequent handshakes and that, per Leavitt’s previous comments, the swelling was due to chronic venous insufficiency — “a benign and common condition, especially in individuals over the age of 70.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reads President Trump’s MRI results during a press conference on December 1, 2025. (Francis Chung/Getty Images)
The media most recently focused on the MRI scan Trump received during an examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland in October, which the administration described as routine. This checkup was Trump’s second in 2025; He said the president’s physician, Navy Capt. Sean P. Barbabella, found Trump “in excellent health” during his visit in April.
Trump promised to release the results of the scan if pressed by the media; The White House published the report a day after Trump’s promise. The report stated that Trump is normal and in good health.
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“The purpose of this imaging is preventative to detect any problems early, confirm overall health, and ensure the president’s long-term continued viability and function,” Leavitt said at a news conference while reading Trump’s MRI report. he said. “…Overall, his cardiovascular system shows excellent health.”
President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on Sunday. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
The White House was quick to push back against reporters’ focus on Trump’s health; He pointed to health reports and the lack of media coverage of Biden’s mental acuity concerns.
Biden’s mental acuity has been under the microscope of conservatives since before the 2020 election. But concerns in the mainstream media did not escalate until February 2024, when special prosecutor Robert Hur, who was investigating Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents as vice president, announced that he would not recommend criminal charges against Biden for possessing classified documents after he was vice president, describing Biden as a “sympathetic, well-intentioned old man with a short memory.”
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“I can tell you there was an absolute lack of transparency from the former president and the entire former administration,” Leavitt told reporters in April. “And frankly, there are a lot of people in this room when it comes to the health and competence of former President Joe Biden.”
