At a spectacular welcoming ceremony held in his honour in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Donald Trump closed his eyes and reclined back in his luxurious gold chair. seemed to fall asleep for a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On social media, a video of the 78-year-old president seemingly startling awake a few seconds after someone spoke to him went viral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One Daily Beast headline read, \u201cSleepy Trump Caught on Camera Nodding Off at Summit in Saudi,\u201d a clever reference to the groggy nickname that was formerly applied to President Joe Biden. \u201cTrump is having a hard time keeping his eyes open,\u201d as journalist Aaron Rupar wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead of using the president\u2019s recent disembarkation from Air Force One after a 15-hour flight as an excuse for his apparent exhaustion, critics said it was part of a pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump was seen sagging into his chair with his chin pulled to his chest in another widely shared photo taken during a meeting with Syrian ministers and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Wednesday. Furthermore, these observations aren\u2019t simply being made by journalists and bystanders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At a spectacular welcoming ceremony held in his honour in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Donald Trump closed his eyes and reclined back in his luxurious gold chair. seemed to fall asleep for a moment. On social media, a video of the 78-year-old president seemingly startling awake a few seconds after someone spoke to him went…<\/p>\n