During a live press conference at the White House, the seventy-nine-year-old president appeared to nod off while Dr Mehmet Oz spoke about lowering the price of certain weight loss drugs. And as Dr Oz mentioned people being able to βgo to bed,β Trump decided to lead by example.
The cameras caught him sitting back in his chair, eyes shut tight, looking like a man enjoying his favorite pillow.
Hereβs some photos of Donald Trump sleeping through yesterday’s Oval Office event! What do you notice?
(via Andrew Harnik of Getty) pic.twitter.com/3GVvEYFqDU
β Lucas Sanders ππ³οΈπβΆπͺππΊπ§ (@LucasSa56947288) November 7, 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom, never one to miss a chance to troll Trump, posted the image on X with the caption: βDOZY DON IS BACK!β He even added a video for extra proof. The post exploded online within minutes, sparking jokes, memes, and a fresh round of βSleepy Donβ nicknames.
DOZY DON IS BACK! pic.twitter.com/TQHaMi9YaF
β Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) November 7, 2025
MSNBC host Jen Psaki also joined the fun. On her show The Briefing with Jen Psaki, she said, βI mean, that was him in the White House today, basically appearing to nod off while his surgeon general talked about, of all things, really, dementia, obesity and sleep loss. I mean, it kind of feels a little too on the nose, doesnβt it?β
The timing could not have been worse. Trump had just announced deals with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower prices on some GLP-1 weight loss medications.
Adding to the spectacle, a man standing behind Trump fainted during the event. To his credit, the president did stand up when this happened. But even that moment could not erase the image of him catching Zs only moments earlier.
White House aides quickly ushered the press out, saying the man who fainted was βOK.β Still, the damage was already done. The internet does not forget, and screenshots live forever.
Meanwhile, Trumpβs team continues to insist that he barely sleeps at all. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on The Katie Miller Podcast that βnone of the White House team can keep up with him.β Vice President JD Vance added, βSometimes the president will call you at 12:30 or 2 in the morning. Then heβll call you at 6 in the morning about a totally different topic. Itβs like, βMr. President, did you go to sleep last night?ββ
Even Kid Rock joined the club, saying on The Will Cain Show, βLike, you know, Iβll talk to him at 2 in the morning and thenβ¦ heβll call me at like 5 a.m. and be like, βHow do you like it?β Iβm like, βIβm up. Iβm ready to go.ββ
All these stories paint Trump as a tireless work machine. But after that video, many Americans are wondering if the machine just ran out of batteries.
Critics say the βnever sleepsβ myth is starting to look as shaky as one of his golf swings. Between the naps, the hand bruises, and the wobbly walks, people are asking what is really going on.
The White House said Trumpβs latest physical exam included an MRI and a cognitive test. They have not explained why he needed the MRI, which only fueled more rumors. When a leader needs a brain scan but still claims to be superhuman, something does not add up.
Psychologist Dr John Gartner told The Daily Beast that Trumpβs βmajor deteriorationβ in language and memory might be a sign of dementia. βHe used to speak with a high level of vocabulary in very polished paragraphs. Now what we see is not only has his vocabulary gone down, but there are times when heβs really unable to complete a thought,β he said
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