Donald Trump seems to go to sleep at Cabinet assembly minutes after insisting ‘Trump is sharp’
Trump – who delighted in branding his predecessor Joe Biden “sleepy”, seemed a bit somnambular himself. His eyes drooped shut and he frequently leaned forward, apparently close to falling asleep at the Cabinet table
Donald Trump appeared to doze off while his cabinet took turns to shower him with gushing praise. The US President hosted a marathon televised Cabinet meeting today – inviting each of his top team to tell him how they’re doing and how great he is.
But Trump – who delighted in branding his predecessor Joe Biden “sleepy”, seemed a bit somnambular himself. His eyes drooped shut and he frequently leaned forward, apparently close to falling asleep at the Cabinet table. At other times he leaned on his hand and closed his eyes. Trump, 79, has repeatedly appeared snoozy at events and meetings – many of which are live streamed by the White House.
Early in the meeting, which at the time of writing had gone on for more than an hour, Trump complained about reporting on his physical and mental condition, insisting “Trump is sharp”. He slipped into the third person as he criticised a recent New York Times report on his schedule and stamina. He had complained about the story on social media days ago and branded the reporter “ugly inside and out.” “You people are crazy,” Trump said, addressing reporters in the room. “I’ll let you know if there’s something wrong.”
Pete Hegseth, the so-called Secretary of War, sat next to Trump at the cabinet meeting – although there was a typo on his name card, so it read: “sSecretary of War.” His presence in the Cabinet Room attracted extra attention as the Pentagon faces questions from both Democrats and Republicans over a second, follow-up strike on an already wrecked alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in a September, which is said to have killed two survivors.
The meeting came after singer Sabrina Carpenter slammed the Trump administration for using her music to back a video showing ICE raids. Responding to the use of her song “Juno” in a video montage depicting ICE raids, Carpenter tweeted Tuesday: “this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.” In the caption for the clip, the White House quoted Carpenter’s lyrics, “Have you ever tried this one? Bye-bye.”
