Donald Trump’s butler on what the would-be president is like at home

DONALD Trump’s butler of 30 years has given us some rare insights into the Republican candidate’s personal habits.

HE sleeps for just four hours a night, hates swimming and likes his steak so well done it “rocks on the plate”.

But it’s his headwear that tells those close to Donald Trump the most. If he’s wearing a white cap, he’s in a good mood. If it’s red — run for the hills.

The Republican presidential candidate’s butler of 30 years, Anthony Senecal, has revealed the controversial billionaire’s personal habits when he is at home at his Florida mansion, now also a private club.

“You can always tell when the king is here,” 74-year-old Senecal told The New York Times.

During the 69-year-old’s stays at the 118-room, Mediterranean-style Mar-a-Lago, he rises before dawn to accept a bundle of newspapers from his butler at the door of his private quarters.

The entrance is manned by a security guard, while black Secret Service SUVs wait in the circular driveway — Trump is taking no chances.

On Sundays, Trump drives himself to his nearby golf course, alternating between his black and his white Bentley from year to year.

Senecal knows how to keep his employer happy. Once, when he heard Trump had arrived in Palm Beach in a bad mood, he hired a bugler to play “Hail to the Chief” as Trump alighted from his limo.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump signals his mood through his headwear.

Earlier this month, the loyal servant called “All rise!” as Trump passed through the living room of the property, and every club member and employee got to their feet.

When they play golf, Senecal pleases his boss by telling him he has hit the ball further than he actually has.

The mansion, which Trump bought from heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post for $10 million, boasts a hair salon, but Trump always styles his own locks.

In 1995, he turned it into a private club.

Years ago, he turned the library full of rare books no one in the family read into a bar, with a painting of himself (different body) in tennis whites on the wall.

Senecal described Trump’s first wife Ivana as demanding — she used to tell him to scrub spots out of the carpet and then redo his work, or order him to send the gardeners inside so she could swim naked.

The billionaire regularly hosts extravagant events, including the Trump Invitational Grand Prix, at the opulent Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach.

As his TV appearances may indicate, Trump is relaxed with the truth, telling guests the nursery rhyme-themed tiles in his daughter Ivanka’s room were made by a young Walt Disney. It wasn’t true.

One of the businessman’s great talents has been making himself a fixture in elite social circles. Senecal reports serving New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as he relaxed on the living room couch and Senator Jeff Sessions leaving the luxurious Spanish Room.

In 2005, the man of the house unveiled the 6000 sqm Donald J. Trump Ballroom at his wedding to third wife Melania, with guests including archrival Hillary Clinton. The ballroom later hosted an 80th birthday party for Maya Angelou, thrown by Oprah Winfrey.

Senecal finally offered an insight into Trump’s family background, describing how his father Fred, a real estate developer, stepped out of his limo and said to the butler: “Somebody better get that coin.”

Senecal scrabbled on the ground and found what the multi-millionaire was talking about — a crusty old penny.

Originally published as Donald Trump’s butler on what the would-be president is like at home