‘Sleepy Donald’?: Trump accused of dozing off at Memorial Day event, reigniting age concerns
Summary
A video circulated online that appears to show President Donald Trump dozing off during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. The video is low quality and hard to verify, but it has sparked renewed discussion about Trump’s health and age as he approaches his 80th birthday.Key Facts
- The video shows Trump with his eyes closed during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech on Memorial Day.
- Social media users accused Trump of falling asleep and criticized him for it at a ceremony honoring fallen soldiers.
- The video quality is poor, making it unclear if Trump’s eyes were truly closed or if it was caused by lighting or pixels.
- The White House responded that Trump was just blinking, not sleeping.
- Trump has faced similar accusations of dozing off at other events, including a cabinet meeting in December and a security roundtable in March.
- The day after the Memorial Day event, Trump had a three-hour preventive medical checkup at Walter Reed Medical Centre.
- Trump said on his social media platform that the health check went well and everything was normal.
- A recent survey found only 40% of Americans believe Trump has the mental ability to do his job as president.
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