Donald Trump health fears spike as new book reveals odd bedtime habits | US | News
Donald Trump’s strange sleeping habits have been revealed in a new book that claims he sees time as a “flexible concept”. The US President, who turned 80 in mid-June, has been the target of mounting health concerns in recent months, triggered by memory loss, bruising on his hands and appearances to fall asleep in public.
White House correspondents Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan shed new light on Mr. Trump’s daily routine in their new book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency. Donald Trump. They argue that Mr. Trump’s redesign of the White House, which included installing a maximalist gold aesthetic and demolishing the East Wing, extends to the daily rhythms of the official presidential residence.
“Some mornings, Trump would make early phone calls and post on social media while watching television,” the book reads. “But occasionally deputies could not reach him between eight and ten. [which] “They soon realized that he had been up all night, either on the phone or watching TV or both, until he finally got some sleep around four or five in the morning.”
It describes one “late morning” staff member being unable to reach Mr. Trump, and an aide checking on him but finding he was “still asleep at the residence.”
Unpredictable sleep schedules are more a feature of Mr. Trump’s second term than his first, according to Ms. Haberman and Mr. Swan.
“He had never been a big sleeper, but now he seemed to be sleeping even less than his employees and working different hours than he had in his first term,” the book says.
The report states that several of the president’s aides noticed that he was “beginning to look older,” as evidenced by “repeated bouts of sleepiness during the afternoon’s events.”
His doctor, Sean Barbabella, said in a medical evaluation released earlier this year that Mr. Trump had “excellent cognitive health” and was “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief.
Mr. Barbabella said he provided the president with preventative care counseling, including guidance on diet and sustained weight loss, noting “strong heart, lung, neurological and overall physical function.”
