Only a Donald Trump Presidency would be primed and at the ready 24/7 to counter the dangers of an unexpected weight increase by a beauty contestant, his campaign HQ said today.

Responding to criticism of Trump’s early morning Tweets about former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, staff said US Presidents needed to be ready to respond to national crises at any hour of the day.

“It’s 2:30 in the morning, there’s been another weight increase by a high profile Miss Universe. Who do you want to take the call?” a campaign spokesperson said.

“I mean, can we even trust that Hillary Clinton would be aware of the emergency?

“These things happen at short notice, sometimes totally out of the blue. And I would like to think that our Commander In Chief would be there to respond, not matter what time of day”.

Mr Trump has vowed to put an end to unsightly chubbiness in beauty contestants within his first 100 days in office.