Exclusive | Inside Trumps hectic day-to-day schedule as prez begins to transform federal government

In the renewed vigor of the Oval Office, President Trump doesn’t take meetings in the traditional sense, where one guest leaves before another departs.Instead, in gregarious fashion, the president rolls one meeting into another and introduces the principals to each other, creating a burst of high-energy chemistry and humor that has transformed the White House from a mausoleum into a symphony of personal interaction.He has shaken so many hands that the back of his right hand is almost permanently adorned with a large skin-colored Band-Aid to cover bruises and scratches from enthusiastic well-wishers.His days start at 6 a,m, and often end close to midnight over small convivial dinners in the White House with assorted dignitaries.He is more lively at 78 than most people 40 years younger.When he wakes up, the first thing that goes through his mind, he says, is “business.Everything’s business.

Now, it’s political business.“There’s no thoughts of leisure, no going to the beach like Sleepy Joe Biden did and falling asleep in front of the press.How do you fall asleep in front of the press?”On Friday, he flew home to spend a couple of nights in balmy Palm Beach, where the elegantly-attired members of the private club he owns, Mar a Lago, stand to applaud him whenever he enters the golden terrace for dinner.

The eclectic menu includes homey offerings like “Mary Trump’s meatloaf.”In less than three weeks, he has shaken up America and the world with nonstop activity.He’s signed 500 executive actions, held meetings at the White House with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and has spoken to dozens of world leaders and US politicians.“We have a country to save,” his chief of staff Susie Wiles tells supporters when explaining the breakneck pace.In a far cry from his predecessor’s spartan and highly-controlled encounters with the Fourth Estate, Trump holds packed press conferences and takes questio...