 But there are leaks that his meeting with Democratic governors last night left some of them with bigger concerns. The president told the group, according to the New York Times, that he needs more sleep and fewer hours of work, including curtailing events after 8 p.m. Fox's Jackie Heinrich at the White House. The president, meantime, marking Independence Day by honoring U.S. service members on the South Lawn. We represent only 1 percent, not quite 1 percent of the American population.