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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harry Cockburn

Trump will wake up sleeping staff just to talk to them during long trips, Kaitlin Collins says

Donald Trump has no qualms waking up sleeping staff so he can speak to them during the night, according to a journalist who worked closely with White House staffers.

Trump, 79, famously gets by on very little sleep, and is reportedly less than sympathetic to those who require normal levels of rest. Staffers on Airforce One during intercontinental flights are said to dread these trips because the president might want someone to talk to during the night.

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