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If a friend was pulling all-nighters, sleeping less than four hours a night, bullying subordinates to do the same, and regularly posting incoherent social-media tirades at 2 a.m., you’d probably urge them to seek help.

But apparently when the president of the United States does it, it’s good — nay, impressive!

During a Thursday night appearance on Hannity, Vice-President J.D. Vance said he’s lucky that due to Secret Service protocols he can’t travel with the president, as President Trump forces Cabinet members to go without sleep, just like him.

“They are always like, ‘You’re so lucky because if we go on a 20-hour trip somewhere, he does not sleep the entire time,’” Vance said. “And of course if he’s not sleeping, if he’s working, he expects everybody else to be working too.”

“The energy that the guy has is really off the charts,” Vance claimed.

"The energy that the guy has really is off the charts."VP Vance jokes Trump’s Cabinet says he’s “lucky” that he doesn’t fly with the president: "If we go on a 20-hour trip somewhere, he doesn’t sleep the entire time. And of course, if he’s not sleeping, if he’s working, he… pic.twitter.com/RoaVTasNqS

— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 14, 2025

A moment later, Vance expressed faux sympathy for Joe Biden, saying that for all his issues with his administration, he wonders if the poor guy had the “physical and mental ability to stay on top” of everything the comes at the president.

“The answer is no, of course not,” Vance said. “And that’s the one thing that, agree or disagree with President Trump about a given issue, every Democrat and every Republican I think deep down would recognize, that [Trump] is a guy who has the energy to do the job. That’s a very, very rare thing.”

Host Sean Hannity agreed with Vance, marveling at Trump’s lack of sleep during a recent golf trip.

“Seventeen hours there, 17 hours back, and he’s awake the whole time,” Hannity said. “And he expects you to be awake!”

Trump’s allies often marvel at his superhuman ability to go without sleep. Of course, we know this isn’t true, since Trump nodded off during an Oval Office press conference just last week, and it’s far from the first time he’s fallen asleep in public:

Poetic… Trump is slumped over asleep while Dr Oz touts obesity drugs to help sleep and dementia. pic.twitter.com/BWOywzFI4B

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 7, 2025

But let’s go with Trumpworld’s “emperor’s new clothes” vibe for a moment and accept the premise that the president barely sleeps. Is that a good thing? The Cleveland Clinic says chronic sleep deprivation can cause or worsen many conditions, including:

Type 2 diabetes.

High blood pressure (hypertension).

Obesity.

Obstructive sleep apnea.

Vascular disease.

Stroke.

Heart attack.

Depression.

Anxiety.

Conditions that involve psychosis.

We know Trump struggles with at least two of these conditions — obesity and chronic venous insufficiency, a vascular disease. Lack of sleep could also impact Trump’s ability to keep acing those dementia tests he’s so proud of. “There’s also some evidence that sleep deprivation could play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease,” the Cleveland Clinic notes.

Beyond contributing to various health conditions, sleep deprivation is known to have a huge impact on your mood and mental health. According to SleepFoundation.org, not getting enough sleep can cause issues like “trouble paying attention,” “unplanned naps,” “irritability,” “mood changes,” and “difficulty thinking and being logical.” Sound like any presidents you know?

Just imagine what Trump, and perhaps the world, might be like if rather than celebrating his bad bedtime habits, someone told him to go the fuck to sleep.

J.D. Vance Brags About Trump’s Appalling Lack of Sleep

J.D. Vance Brags About Trump’s Appalling Lack of Sleep