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Alex Karp — co-founder and CEO of Palantir, the data-intelligence giant — is 55 years old and has 7% body fat. That's like Michael Phelps when he was training to swim in the Beijing Olympics.

But Karp is a billionaire entrepreneur and tech visionary, not an Olympian. And he doesn't starve himself. 

His fitness comes from cross-country ski training — 5+ hours a week. 

Why it matters: Karp's training secret can help all of us as we vary or elevate our workout routines. He's all about sheer distance — not speed or intensity. Just put ... in ... the miles. 

🦌 How it works: "To run like a deer," Karp told me in an interview for Finish Line, "you have to spend 90% of your time running like a snail." 

Whether you're running or skiing, he advises going at the "slowest pace a human can run for as many hours as you can afford. And then once, preferably twice, a week, you're doing [speed] intervals."

Karp says he learned the training regime from athletes in Norway, the country with the most all-time Winter Olympics medals  — many for cross-country skiing.  

"You're almost always moving like a snail — except for when you're doing intervals and you're going fast," he told me. 

"It builds a cardio base so that when you race, you're by far the fastest in the world. And that's how they win."

Alex Karp cross-country skiing. Courtesy of Alex Karp

When the pandemic hit, Karp radically changed how he trained. 

"I was already in reasonably good shape because I do tai chi, cross-country skiing, stretching," he recalled, using resistance bands as we talked. 

"But then I became very disciplined about training this way. I saw results after 18 months — and especially huge results after 36 months." 

🥊 Reality check: Karp is realistic about diet, and says the biggest adjustment he's made is simply dropping added sugar. He used to like chocolate snacks, sugar in his coffee and tea.

"I don't give things up forever," he said. "I have a special event, I eat sugar. If I'm traveling and someone has a really nice Danish, I enjoy every minute of eating it."

Axios Finish Line: How Palantir CEO Alex Karp trains

Alex Karp in Davos on Jan. 18. Photo: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Alex Karp" data-vars-click-url="https://www.palantir.com/newsroom/letters/letter-from-the-ceo/a-new-foundation/" data-vars-content-id="55f65c45-e442-40a3-92b3-d60a3ec8d10c" data-vars-headline="Axios Finish Line: How Palantir CEO Alex Karp trains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.palantir.com/newsroom/letters/letter-from-the-ceo/a-new-foundation/" target="_blank">Alex Karp</a> — co-founder and CEO of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Palantir" data-vars-click-url="https://www.palantir.com/about/" data-vars-content-id="55f65c45-e442-40a3-92b3-d60a3ec8d10c" data-vars-headline="Axios Finish Line: How Palantir CEO Alex Karp trains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.palantir.com/about/" target="_blank">Palantir</a>, the data-intelligence giant — is 55 years old and has 7% body fat. That&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="like Michael Phelps" data-vars-click-url="https://olympics.com/en/news/michael-phelps-10000-calories-diet-what-the-american-swimmer-ate-while-training-" data-vars-content-id="55f65c45-e442-40a3-92b3-d60a3ec8d10c" data-vars-headline="Axios Finish Line: How Palantir CEO Alex Karp trains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://olympics.com/en/news/michael-phelps-10000-calories-diet-what-the-american-swimmer-ate-while-training-" target="_blank">like Michael Phelps</a> when he was training to swim in the Beijing Olympics.<ul><li>But Karp is a billionaire entrepreneur and tech visionary, not an Olympian. And he doesn&#x27;t starve himself. </li><li>His fitness comes from cross-country ski training — 5+ hours a week. </li></ul>Why it matters: Karp&#x27;s training secret can help all of us as we vary or elevate our workout routines. He&#x27;s all about sheer distance — not speed or intensity. Just put ... in ... the miles. 🦌 How it works: &quot;To run like a deer,&quot; Karp told me in an interview for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Finish Line" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/signup/am-pm" data-vars-content-id="55f65c45-e442-40a3-92b3-d60a3ec8d10c" data-vars-headline="Axios Finish Line: How Palantir CEO Alex Karp trains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/signup/am-pm" target="_self">Finish Line</a>, &quot;you have to spend 90% of your time running like a snail.&quot; <ul><li>Whether you&#x27;re running or skiing, he advises going at the &quot;slowest pace a human can run for as many hours as you can afford. And then once, preferably twice, a week, you&#x27;re doing [speed] intervals.&quot;</li></ul>Karp says he learned the training regime from athletes in Norway, the country with the most all-time Winter Olympics medals — many for cross-country skiing. <ul><li>&quot;You&#x27;re almost always moving like a snail — except for when you&#x27;re doing intervals and you&#x27;re going fast,&quot; he told me. </li><li>&quot;It builds a cardio base so that when you race, you&#x27;re by far the fastest in the world. And that&#x27;s how they win.&quot;</li></ul><figure><img alt="" height="717" id="17e4b640-967b-4b59-a66e-5b50ae80c258" src="https://images.axios.com/XfXpzzKyn1HA3fpDcZf6ldaDF6Y=/2023/02/02/1675296736128.jpg" width="1283"/><figcaption>Alex Karp cross-country skiing. Courtesy of Alex Karp</figcaption></figure>When the pandemic hit, Karp radically changed how he trained. <ul><li>&quot;I was already in reasonably good shape because I do <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tai chi" data-vars-click-url="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tai%20chi#:~:text=%CB%88t%C4%AB%2D%CB%88j%C4%93%2D,as%20a%20system%20of%20exercises" data-vars-content-id="55f65c45-e442-40a3-92b3-d60a3ec8d10c" data-vars-headline="Axios Finish Line: How Palantir CEO Alex Karp trains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tai%20chi#:~:text=%CB%88t%C4%AB%2D%CB%88j%C4%93%2D,as%20a%20system%20of%20exercises" target="_blank">tai chi</a>, cross-country skiing, stretching,&quot; he recalled, using resistance bands as we talked. </li><li>&quot;But then I became very disciplined about training this way. I saw results after 18 months — and especially huge results after 36 months.&quot; </li></ul>🥊 Reality check: Karp is realistic about diet, and says the biggest adjustment he&#x27;s made is simply dropping added sugar. He used to like chocolate snacks, sugar in his coffee and tea.<ul><li>&quot;I don&#x27;t give things up forever,&quot; he said. &quot;I have a special event, I eat sugar. If I&#x27;m traveling and someone has a really nice Danish, I enjoy every minute of eating it.&quot;</li></ul>

After a record economic expansion, the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a recession as unemployment soared to staggering heights. The country now faces urgent questions about how much stimulus is needed for reeling consumers and businesses, and what a recovery might look like.

Economy & Business

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be out Tuesday with a memoir that slams former President Trump, a potential rival for the '24 GOP nomination, for defending Vladimir Putin at a notorious press conference. 

Driving the news: "My first major Russia-related work as secretary came in July 2018, when President Trump met Putin in Helsinki," Pompeo writes in "Never Give An Inch." 

"This engagement," Pompeo writes, "is remembered for the press conference held at the end of their meeting" — a disaster where Trump lavished praise on Putin and sided with Russia over U.S. intelligence.

"To be clear, Trump’s language there was neither accurate nor helpful," Pompeo adds: To stand next to Putin and say that he believed Putin’s claims that he didn’t meddle in the U.S. election was very Trumpian. It was also a mistake. It lacked the depth to address the question that had come from the American reporter: "Do you hold Russia at all accountable for anything in particular?" Trump’s answer reflected his inability or refusal to separate the Russia Hoax from the fact that Russia had tried to sow chaos in the 2016 election. For Trump, every question about Russia and the elections was poisoned by the narrative of the Russia Hoax. These horrible lies about him ... were connected in Trump's mind to the Russian government’s chaos campaign.

The bottom line: "I suspect the Chinese are lying that they didn't know Putin's [Ukraine] invasion was imminent," Pompeo writes. 

"Those who suggest that the United States try to forge a partnership with Russia as a hedge against China are untethered from the reality of Putin's unyielding hostility toward the United States and his complete untrustworthiness."

"An American partnership with Russia is a fool's errand so long as Putin and his thugs are in power. We must therefore deter Putin from pursuing his dreams of a revived empire, as well as limit Russia’s ability to operate as part of a powerful bloc that includes China and Iran."

First look: Pompeo slams Trump "mistake" on Putin press conference

"Trump’s language there was neither accurate nor helpful," Pompeo writes.

Mike Pompeo

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be out Tuesday with a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="memoir" data-vars-click-url="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/never-give-an-inch-mike-pompeo?variant=40511616909346" data-vars-content-id="79f2a175-1f6a-45dd-b53a-301fad1bf223" data-vars-headline="First look: Pompeo slams Trump &quot;mistake&quot; on Putin press conference" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/never-give-an-inch-mike-pompeo?variant=40511616909346" target="_blank">memoir</a> that slams former President Trump, a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="potential rival" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/01/15/the-gops-2024-freeze" data-vars-content-id="79f2a175-1f6a-45dd-b53a-301fad1bf223" data-vars-headline="First look: Pompeo slams Trump &quot;mistake&quot; on Putin press conference" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/01/15/the-gops-2024-freeze" target="_self">potential rival</a> for the &#x27;24 GOP nomination, for defending Vladimir Putin at a notorious press conference. Driving the news: &quot;My first major Russia-related work as secretary came in July 2018, when President Trump met Putin in Helsinki,&quot; Pompeo writes in &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Never Give An Inch" data-vars-click-url="https://www.amazon.com/Never-Give-Inch-Fighting-America/dp/0063247445" data-vars-content-id="79f2a175-1f6a-45dd-b53a-301fad1bf223" data-vars-headline="First look: Pompeo slams Trump &quot;mistake&quot; on Putin press conference" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.amazon.com/Never-Give-Inch-Fighting-America/dp/0063247445" target="_blank">Never Give An Inch</a>.&quot; <ul><li>&quot;This engagement,&quot; Pompeo writes, &quot;is remembered for the press conference held at the end of their meeting&quot; — a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="disaste" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2018/07/16/trump-putin-russia-helsinki-congress-intelligence" data-vars-content-id="79f2a175-1f6a-45dd-b53a-301fad1bf223" data-vars-headline="First look: Pompeo slams Trump &quot;mistake&quot; on Putin press conference" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2018/07/16/trump-putin-russia-helsinki-congress-intelligence" target="_self">disaste</a>r where Trump lavished praise on Putin and sided with Russia over U.S. intelligence.</li></ul>

President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.

Politics & Policy

New York Times legal scoop machine Mike Schmidt has new nuggets from the Oval Office in a 12,000-word afterword for the paperback edition of his bestselling "Donald Trump v. The United States."

The big picture: After retired four-star Marine Gen. John Kelly became White House chief of staff in 2017, he found President Trump "had no grasp on the basics of American foreign policy," Schmidt writes.

"Why did we go to war in North Korea?" Trump would ask Kelly. "Why the f--- are we in NATO?"

"Trump seemed to have no interest in — and be confused by — Kelly's explanation that nations created a deterrence against Russia by committing to a collective defense," Schmidt continues in the new edition, out Tuesday.

"He has this thing that he knows more than the generals, the economists, the geologists. He is incapable of saying, 'I don't know anything; I need some advice.'"

Go deeper: Read Chapter 1 + listen to an audio sample (read by Mike Schmidt).

Trump in new Michael Schmidt afterword: "What the f---?"

Donald Trump

Media Trends

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Meta will reinstate former President Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts "in coming weeks" following a two-year suspension, according to Nick Clegg, the company's president, global affairs.

Why it matters: The decision sets a new precedent for how the company treats world leaders, and it could change the trajectory of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

"We've always believed that Americans should be able to hear from the people who want to lead the country," Clegg told Axios. "We don't want to stand in the way of that."

Flashback: Facebook, along with Twitter and many other social media platforms, barred Trump soon after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol for breaking their rules and over fears of further incitements to violence. 

The big picture: The reinstatement of Trump's accounts will allow him to run ads via his Facebook and Instagram pages, which have 34 million and 23 million followers, respectively.

Trump relied heavily on Facebook ads in previous election cycles for fundraising and list-building. 

Under Elon Musk, Twitter has also reinstated Trump's account, but he has not posted yet, continuing to rely on his account at Truth Social instead.

Yes, but: Trump will be subject to new policies that Meta has created following feedback from its independent Oversight Board that could restrict his accounts — including his ability to run ads — should he violate the company's policies in the future.

"We just do not want — if he is to return to our services — for him to do what he did on January 6, which is to use our services to delegitimize the 2024 election, much as he sought to discredit the 2020 election," Clegg said. 

His accounts will not be reinstated immediately, Clegg said, because Meta's engineers will need time to build out some of the new functionality necessary to restrict certain posts or ad capabilities in the future, if needed. 

How it works: Trump will be subject to new policies around restricting accounts by public figures during civil unrest. Under those policies, Meta can decide to restrict the account of a public figure that violates its community standards for a time ranging from one month to two years.

Trump will also be subject to a crisis policy protocol, introduced by Meta in August, that will consider both on and off-platform risks of imminent harm to evaluating whether the actions or speech of any public figures requires sanctioning.

"If he now posts further violating content, that content will be removed, of course, and he could be suspended for between one month and two years, depending on the severity of the violation," Clegg said.

Be smart: For actions or speech that don't explicitly violate Meta's community standards, Clegg said the company will retain discretion to take action, and may enforce different types of guardrails, including limiting the distribution of posts without removing them or temporarily restricting access to its advertising tools.

"Oblique references to QAnon content, for instance ... is the kind of material that — even if it's done obliquely, and doesn't violate our community standards — we would seek to restrict the distribution of the content and/or restrict his ability to advertise," he said. 

These steps would allow content to remain visible on Trump's account but not get distributed in users' feeds, even for those that follow the former president.

For example, Meta may opt to remove the "re-share" button from such posts, and may stop them from being recommended or run as ads. 

Of note: If Trump posts content that violates the company's standards, but falls within Meta's characterization of "newsworthy content" — meaning the public interest in understanding what Trump said outweighs any potential harm — the company may opt to restrict the distribution of the content but leave it up. 

What they're saying: After Axios reported the news of Facebook's decision, Trump, in a post at Truth Social, said, "FACEBOOK, which has lost Billions of Dollars in value since 'deplatforming' your favorite President, me, has just announced that they are reinstating my account. Such a thing should never again happen to a sitting President..."

Between the lines: Clegg said Meta did not speak with Trump or any of his associates leading up to the decision being made and has no insight as to whether he plans to use his accounts once reinstated.

"We saw that his team had written to us publicly — I think they were asking for a meeting with Mark and myself and Joel [Kaplan]. That meeting did not take place," Clegg said, referring to Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and Meta vice president for U.S. public policy Joel Kaplan. 

Trump was not briefed on the decision to lift his suspension before it was made public, Clegg said. He noted that the company will "always make ourselves available to explain and emphasize the policies that we've laid out."

"I think it would help if Donald Trump's team was as well informed as possible about where these lines are drawn and how these guardrails will operate," Clegg said.

"This whole process was really about our decision on our terms," he noted.  

Catch up quick: Meta initially banned Trump from posting on his Facebook and Instagram accounts for at least two weeks following the Capitol attack, until President Biden's inauguration.

Several months later — in response to guidance from Facebook's independent Oversight Board to revisit its decision — the company said Trump's ban would last two years, beginning with his initial suspension on Jan. 7, 2021.

Meta has been the subject of criticism from both the right and left over how it handles content moderation, especially over its handling of noteworthy figures during times of crisis or unrest.

Conservatives have alleged that the company's ban of Trump and others' accounts constitutes censorship, while progressives have argued that Meta hasn't done enough to stop the spread of dangerous misinformation in real time. 

To help shield Zuckerberg from some of that pressure and criticism, the company promoted Clegg last year to a new role that gives him complete oversight of policy decisions, like the one to reinstate Trump's account. 

Clegg said the decision to bring Trump back was "not remotely" made for business reasons. "In general terms, it's not great for business to be, you know, dragged into and embroiled in controversy," he said.

The bottom line: "I am the the ultimate decision maker on these kinds of issues in the company," Clegg said.

Editor's note: This story is breaking news and will be updated.

Exclusive: Facebook to reinstate Trump

The decision will end a two-year ban and allow Trump to post and raise money using the platforms.

Photo of former President Trump speaking at a rally podium

 Former President Trump speaks at a rally in November in Vandalia, Ohio. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Facebook

Big Tech

Meta will reinstate <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="former President Trump" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" data-vars-content-id="aa2d07df-e75a-43b4-87e6-1fafbe3ff253" data-vars-headline="Exclusive: Facebook to reinstate Trump" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_self">former President Trump</a>&#x27;s Facebook and Instagram accounts &quot;in coming weeks&quot; following a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="two-year suspension" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2021/06/04/facebook-trump-ban-two-years" data-vars-content-id="aa2d07df-e75a-43b4-87e6-1fafbe3ff253" data-vars-headline="Exclusive: Facebook to reinstate Trump" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2021/06/04/facebook-trump-ban-two-years" target="_self">two-year suspension</a>, according to Nick Clegg, the company&#x27;s president, global affairs.Why it matters: The decision sets a new precedent for how the company treats world leaders, and it could change the trajectory of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2024 U.S. presidential election" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/01/10/biden-2024-presidential-election-primary-states" data-vars-content-id="aa2d07df-e75a-43b4-87e6-1fafbe3ff253" data-vars-headline="Exclusive: Facebook to reinstate Trump" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/01/10/biden-2024-presidential-election-primary-states" target="_self">2024 U.S. presidential election</a>.

From the Valley to D.C., Big Tech players like Facebook, Google and Amazon are under more scrutiny than ever as new technology develops and privacy and antitrust concerns grow in lockstep with companies’ ambitions.

Technology

Nikki Haley is expected to announce her 2024 presidential campaign on Feb. 15 in Charleston, South Carolina, according to a person familiar with her plans.

Why it matters: Haley, 51, had said she wouldn't run against former President Trump. Now she is.

Haley, the daughter of immigrants from India, recently tweeted: "It's time for a new generation. It's time for new leadership."

She'll be the second major candidate to enter the Republican primary after Trump. The news was first reported by the Post and Courier of Charleston. 

The big picture: A competition between Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the MAGA vote could leave room for a more pragmatic candidate who would have a foot in both the Trump and establishment worlds.

Haley is seeking to fill that role. She was a popular conservative governor of South Carolina who clashed with her party's establishment — and later became Trump's UN Ambassador.

By the numbers: A new poll of Republican voters conducted by Whit Ayres for the Bulwark found that Haley was viewed equally favorably by the Trump-first and traditional wings of the party.

That puts her in stronger shape than other Republican figures that were viewed critically by the Trump wing — including former Vice President Mike Pence.

Between the lines: Trump told reporters on his plane Saturday that Haley had called to tell him that she was planning to run.

"She called me and said she'd like to consider it, and I said, 'You should do it,'" Trump said, according to CNN.

Trump's more relaxed stance toward Haley suggests he could be saving his firepower for DeSantis.

What to watch: Fundraising will be an early test for Haley. Republican strategists believe there's room for one pragmatic candidate to consolidate support from party-first Republicans.

Haley could face competition for the role from rivals like Pence, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Nikki Haley set to announce 2024 presidential bid

She recently tweeted: "It's time for a new generation. It's time for new leadership."

Nikki Haley speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas last year.

Nikki Haley speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas last year. Photo: David Becker for the Washington Post via Getty Images

2024 presidential election

Nikki Haley is expected to announce <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="her 2024 presidential campaign" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/01/nikki-haley-midterms-campaign-republicans" data-vars-content-id="c7535dbb-f3ee-4a47-a0f0-5b3979f79e0a" data-vars-headline="Nikki Haley set to announce 2024 presidential bid" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/01/nikki-haley-midterms-campaign-republicans" target="_self">her 2024 presidential campaign</a> on Feb. 15 in Charleston, South Carolina, according to a person familiar with her plans.Why it matters: Haley, 51, had <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="said she wouldn&#x27;t run" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2021/04/12/nikki-haley-trump-2024-bid" data-vars-content-id="c7535dbb-f3ee-4a47-a0f0-5b3979f79e0a" data-vars-headline="Nikki Haley set to announce 2024 presidential bid" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2021/04/12/nikki-haley-trump-2024-bid" target="_self">said she wouldn&#x27;t run</a> against former President Trump. Now she is.

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