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Trump appears to fight sleep in cabinet meeting after attacking media scrutiny of his age
President Trump appeared drowsy for nearly six minutes during a televised Cabinet meeting, amid ongoing scrutiny of his age and health, White House officials defended his focus.
- During Tuesday's White House Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump appeared to doze, with photos from Reuters and Getty showing his eyes closed on more than one occasion.
- After a late-night Truth Social posting spree on Monday night with over 160 posts, Trump rebuked The New York Times for reporting on his stamina.
- A Washington Post analysis found nearly six minutes of eyes-closed time across nine instances, and video shows 10–15 second closures as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others spoke.
- The White House defended the president as Karoline Levitt said Trump `was listening attentively and running the entire three-hour marathon Cabinet meeting`, while viral video clips sparked mockery.
- The episode echoes a Nov. 6 Oval Office event when President Donald Trump spent nearly 20 minutes fighting to keep his eyes open, amplifying scrutiny about his fitness and White House medical disclosure practices.
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This performance raises questions: While his ministers gave lectures, US President Donald Trump sat motionlessly and with his eyes closed in his chair. Later, "The Don" claimed he was fitter than 25 years ago.
The president closed his eyes several times and for long seconds at a meeting on Wednesday.
·Montreal, Canada
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The White House was forced to send a press release this Wednesday, December 3rd to swear that the American president "heared carefully and led this Council of Marathon Ministers for the entire three hours."
·Paris, France
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Donald Trump's state of health, 79, is at the centre of discussions after he seemed to fight sleep at a ministerial meeting Donald Trump still mocks his predecessor
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