Dozy Donald Trump nods off during US cabinet meeting, photos show

Trump said, “Right now, I think I’m sharper than I was 25 years ago,” arguing that claims he was confronting the realities of aging are inaccurate.

US President Donald Trump fell asleep several times during a two-and-a-half hour Cabinet meeting last Tuesday.

During the meeting, Trump discussed the media focusing too much on his health, talking about “Sleepy Joe” Biden and saying “You would think they would say, ‘Well, Trump did a great job at the border’…but you always find something new. Like, ‘Is he healthy? Biden was great, but is Trump healthy?'” before closing his eyes and falling asleep.

The Washington Post It turned out that Trump had turned a blind eye for extended periods of time that added up to about six minutes of the meeting.

He slept with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to compliment his foreign policy.

Rubio said this year, under President Trump, has been “the most transformational year in American foreign policy since at least the end of World War II.”

Trump also took the opportunity to attack the New York Timesfor an article that said he was showing signs of aging. Speaking of himself in the third person, he said: “Trump is sharp, but they are not.”

Was Trump up all night?

Trump made nearly 150 posts and reposts on Truth Social throughout Monday night, before attending the cabinet meeting in the morning.

His posts ranged from reposting right-wing conspiracy theorists to criticizing Democrats to posting photos and videos of himself.

Although Trump still posts a lot, 150 posts in one night is definitely above average, even for him.

Later in the day, Trump stood alongside Sen. Ted Cruz during the 40-minute announcement of Trump Accounts, a new tax-advantaged investment account for children, where he appeared much more alert.

Cruz commented: “I don’t think [Trump] sleeps at all.

This Cabinet meeting wasn’t the first time Trump fell asleep during a meeting: Last month, he dozed off during a news conference about weight-loss drugs.

California Governor Gavin Newsom tweeted a photo of Trump sleeping during the press conference, captioned: “DOZY DON IS BACK.”

Getting old or just exhausted?

Trump said, “Right now, I think I’m sharper than I was 25 years ago,” arguing that claims he was confronting the realities of aging are inaccurate.

During the meeting, Trump mostly kept his hands under the desk, but at one point he sleepily raised his hand to touch his face, revealing two bandages on his right hand.

Typically, her right hand is covered in makeup that hides the persistent bruising that often accompanies aging, usually due to thinner skin and weaker blood vessels.

The White House refers questions about the bruising to a medical report released July 17 that said Trump had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition common in people over 70 but does not cause bruising on the hands.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that “President Trump listened attentively and directed the entire marathon three-hour Cabinet meeting,” although photographs of the meeting suggest otherwise.

Trump also recently claimed he had an “absolutely perfect” MRI before explaining he didn’t know what part of his body had been photographed, saying “It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and I passed.”

He then verbally attacked a reporter who asked him about the cognitive test, saying, “I got a perfect score, which you wouldn’t be able to do.” »