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Zorro

(18,838 posts)
Mon May 11, 2026, 09:12 PM 19 hrs ago

White House Uses Absurd New Excuse for Trump, 79, Sleeping

The White House has offered a wild explanation for why Donald Trump was once again seen appearing to doze off in the Oval Office on Monday: he was actually blinking.

Trump, 79, was hosting an event on maternal health when he seemed to nod off behind his desk while surrounded by Cabinet members, Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Videos and pictures of the president gained traction on social media, and before long, the White House’s rapid response team had seen enough.

“He was blinking, you absolute moron,” the X account wrote in response to a Reuters photograph of the president with his eyes shut.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-uses-absurd-new-excuse-for-donald-trump-79-sleeping/

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White House Uses Absurd New Excuse for Trump, 79, Sleeping (Original Post) Zorro 19 hrs ago OP
give him a nobel prize for the worlds longest blink Blues Heron 19 hrs ago #1
maternal health underpants 18 hrs ago #2
That's a Steven Cheung reply - he has the brain of a hormone-addled 15 year old nt GenThePerservering 18 hrs ago #3
Not enough Adderall for the attention deficit? Norrrm 18 hrs ago #4
donOLD is counting sheep on the back side of his eye lids magicarpet 18 hrs ago #5
Yes, he blinks. He blinks real good. Sneederbunk 18 hrs ago #6

magicarpet

(19,353 posts)
5. donOLD is counting sheep on the back side of his eye lids
Mon May 11, 2026, 09:34 PM
18 hrs ago

.... so he can keep track of the total number and then protect the sheep from the big bad wolf.

He is doing something very presidential and productive - he certainly is not dozing off or taking a nap.

He works so hard all hours of the day to Make America Great,... what an insulting thing to say - that he is snoring, farting, and shitting himself. You should be put away. Where is my Todd Blanche ?

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