Donald Trump went on an early morning Truth Social posting blitz, desperately defending his Iran war while also hyping up his bizarre birthday plans.
The 79-year-old president woke up early Friday to repost a series of graphs and deranged AI-generated images.
One image shared by Trump compared the length of his deeply unpopular “excursion” into Iran to other lengthy conflicts fought by the U.S.—including Afghanistan, Vietnam, and World War II—to try to suggest the current Middle East war that has dragged on for two months is not as bad.
Trump also shared a mock-up image of a U.S. battleship blasting an Iranian fighter jet with the nonsensical caption “Lasers: Bing, Bing, GONE!!!”
Trump’s early-morning posting spree also saw him promote the UFC event that is being held at the White House on June 14 as part of celebrations marking 250 years of American independence.
Trump also reverted to his usual tactic of citing stock market performance during his second term, while also comparing the price of oil, which has skyrocketed amid the war in Iran, to that of his predecessor Joe Biden’s time in office.
The 79-year-old began his morning posting blitz at 5:41 a.m. ET on Friday, just a matter of hours after his last post attacking House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at 12:16 a.m.
The gap of five hours and 25 minutes between posts is the latest indication that the 79-year-old president is not getting much sleep.
The Daily Beast previously reported a worrying trend of how often the president posts on Truth Social between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., showing there were only five days in April when the president could have had a full night’s sleep.
The all-night and early-morning doomscrolling by the president could explain why the 79-year-old has a tendency to doze off during the day, including at official White House events.
On Thursday, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles moaned at how she has to start work early because of the president’s sleep schedule.
“I am not one of those people that doesn’t need sleep, I actually do very much,” Wiles, 68, told an audience at the Independent Women’s Gala.
“I go to sleep early, and [deputy chief of staff] Dan Scavino—who I’m sure many of you know is a night owl—we divide it. I get the early calls, and Dan gets the late calls. That’s the way we’ve navigated over a couple of years, making sure we all get enough sleep, even if the president doesn’t.”
Trump has a habit of sharing bizarre AI-generated slop on Truth Social. On Thursday morning, the president posted a mocked-up image of Biden asleep in the Oval Office flanked by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, as an official document is signed on Biden’s behalf.
The image also features Biden’s son, Hunter, appearing to snort cocaine off the Resolute desk.
