Donald Trump was up and tweeting from 3:20 to 5:30 a.m. this morning
The Republican nominee to be the president of the United States of America had a long night. Donald Trump, by all appearances, spent the 5 a.m. hour of Friday morning tweeting about a former Miss Universe's so-called "sex tape" and "past," and the 3 a.m. hour tweeting about "made up lies." The timeline (which affords Trump no more than a maximum of five hours of sleep, assuming he tweeted as soon as he went to bed and woke up) is as follows:
Thursday, 10:16 p.m.:
Friday, 3:20 a.m.:
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Friday, 5:14 a.m.:
Friday, 5:19 a.m.:
Friday, 5:30 a.m.:
Friday, 8:50 a.m.:
Naturally the tweetstorm raises some questions:
- Were these early morning tweets or late night tweets?
- Alternatively, did Trump wake up at 3:20 a.m. with a jolt of inspiration and get on Twitter because he couldn't wait?
- Seriously, why was he awake?
- Who was the intended audience for these public service announcements? (Possible options: New Delhi, Nairobi, Jakarta, Moscow, Reykjavik)
- Is Trump the first presidential nominee to tell America to "check out sex tape"?
- Will he ever learn to spell "judgment" correctly?
- Is he okay???
The conclusion, regardless: Sleeping is clearly for losers.
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
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