For a guy who once denounced his former rival as “Sleepy Joe,” President Donald Trump seems to fall asleep in public, or at least appear to, an awful lot.
Trump has seemingly been caught falling asleep in public a lot in the last year. He did it last year, during his criminal trial in New York, and again last October during a campaign event, and again this spring during a visit to Saudi Arabia. He even appeared to fall asleep in June, during the military parade that celebrated his birthday, and again, earlier in July, of an “energy” summit in Pittsburgh.
There was another episode this week of Trump seeming to nod off. This was a roundtable event where Trump was seated next to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV doctor-turned Medicare official. As the doctor rambled, the president appeared to shut his eyes.
“President Donald Trump looked as though he was on the verge of falling asleep as a key member of his administration helped him launch a new health tracking system at the White House,” The Daily Beast reported about that moment. “In somewhat bemusing scenes, the 79-year-old president’s eyes kept drooping as he tried to listen to his own Medicare administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, talk up the initiative—and praise Trump’s leadership in making it happen.”
Trump is fighting for his life to stay awake during this roundtable event pic.twitter.com/369YDBTCa7
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 30, 2025
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Trump may have been tired during the event, which followed his return to the United States after he visited Scotland. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and crypto czar David Sacks were also present for the roundtable event.
Social media users had some thoughts about the 79-year-old president’s penchant for looking like he’s nodding off in public.
May be time to invest in some of these. https://t.co/K3arTdU0zS pic.twitter.com/wfB6pUQ1Dj
— Jennifer Erin Valent 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@JenniferEValent) July 30, 2025
Pay attention. His energy swings are massive. Keep score. He’s either hyper, yelling at, and interrupting people he’s speaking with, or he’s subdued, rambling nonsensically, and/or nodding off. There’s a half day between for recalibration.
He’s decompensating – in real time. https://t.co/63ys9C6oeK
— The Shallow State (@OurShallowState) July 30, 2025
Remember when 80 year old President Biden fell asleep during a roundtable event? Oh wait, it’s Trump falling asleep in public. Again. https://t.co/37XyhhxEzu
— Barry Markson (@BarryMarkson1) July 30, 2025
This is a common theme with him. When other people are talking he zones out because he’s not the center of attention for two fucking seconds. https://t.co/mp90Xh89RF
— Matt Johnson (@VivaMattyVegas) July 30, 2025
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