Donald Trump Sparks Backlash By Appearing to Fall Asleep During Memorial Day Ceremony Ahead of Hospital Visit
The clip drew mockery and defenses online, with critics saying Trump looked bored and supporters saying he was squinting in the sun.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump appeared to close his eyes during a Memorial Day ceremony honoring fallen soldiers, with a viral video showing him seated with eyes shut for several seconds while former Fox News host Pete Hegseth delivered an address and others stood at attention.
- This incident follows a pattern of Trump being seen closing his eyes at official events, though he has previously denied falling asleep at Cabinet meetings, insisting he closes his eyes while listening as others speak.
- The video sparked widespread online mockery, with critics reviving the nickname 'Don Snorleone' and independent journalist Aaron Rupar using quotation marks around 'blinked' to suggest the moment looked like a short nap rather than a simple eye close.
- Dr. Jonathan Reiner told Kelly on Tuesday that Trump has fallen asleep in the Oval Office on multiple occasions, while a CNN medical analyst cited by Kelly claimed the president has severe daytime somnolence that causes him to fall asleep very often.
- Trump visited Walter Reed Medical Center Tuesday for his third check-up of his second term, posting on Truth Social that 'Everything checked out PERFECTLY,' yet the incident reflects a persistent divide between supporters viewing the moment as trivial and critics framing it as evidence of unfitness.
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Trump Snoozes During Memorial Day Ceremony
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty President Donald Trump had another moment of apparent daytime drowsiness captured on video, this time occurring during a Memorial Day event honoring fallen soldiers. The event, held on Monday (May 25), featured Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth who was addressing the gathered crowd.
Megyn Kelly Defends Trump ‘Occasionally Nodding Off’
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Megyn Kelly defended President Donald Trump “occasionally nodding off” in public — just days after trashing him on several other fronts. Kelly cited a Mediaite story about CNN’s medical analyst claiming the president has “severe daytime somnolence,” that causes him to fall asleep “very often.” “He’s fallen asleep in the Oval Office on multiple occasions with people talking to him in the cabinet room, and there was con…
'Unfit for Office': Critics Blast 'Bored' Donald Trump After He's Caught Nodding Off During Solemn Memorial Day Speech
Donald Trump appeared to nod off during a solemn Memorial Day event honouring fallen soldiers on Monday, in a viral clip filmed in what looked to be a formal ceremony setting in the United States, prompting critics to accuse him of looking 'bored' and 'unfit for office' while supporters rushed to insist the president was merely squinting in the sun. Memorial Day in the US is dedicated to service members who died in military action, and public fi…
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