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Donald Trump 'complained hand towels on Air Force One are not soft enough'

Report is latest in a series of insights into the President's daily routine

Christopher Hooton
Thursday 09 February 2017 07:26 EST
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President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One
President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One (Getty)

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Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, is very impressed with the telephones in the White House. Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, is very unimpressed with the towels on Air Force One.

The Huffington Post has reported that, according to a White House aide, Mr Trump “registered a complaint about the hand towels aboard Air Force One, because they are not soft enough.”

It is the latest in a series of insights into the President's daily routine.

Last week, he confessed his love of the White House’s phone system, telling the New York Times: “These are the most beautiful phones I’ve ever used in my life."

On Wednesday, Mr Trump confused many Twitter users with a post referencing "EASY D!”:

It was widely suggested he was probably referring to an "easy decision" in relation to the ongoing legal battle over his controversial travel ban.

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