Democrats Mock ‘the Commander-in-sleep’ After Trump Appears To Nod Off In Latest White House Appearance

Democrats branded President Donald Trump “the Commander-in-Sleep” after he closed his eyes and appeared to “doze off” during an Oval Office property briefing.

Trump gathered reporters late day Thursday astatine an arena astir “clean coal,” but erstwhile he gave nan level to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, nan president leaned backmost successful his chair and closed his eyes for respective moments.

Liberals pinch ample societal media followings and prominent Democrats seized connected nan opportunity to mock nan president.

“The Commander-in-Sleep clocks in,” said nan charismatic X relationship of nan Democratic Party.

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s property agency relationship quipped, “Sleeping is acold amended than listening to Lee Zeldin talk,” while California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s squad declared, “DOZY DON IS BACK (HE NEVER LEFT).”

The White House denied that Trump was dormant successful a fiery societal media post.

“His eyes are virtually unfastened successful nan clip you posted, you dumba** mouth-breathers,” nan White House Rapid Response relationship fired backmost astatine nan progressive “Headquarters” account.

The progressive relationship had claimed Trump “appears to beryllium wholly passed retired dormant during his 3pm Oval Office announcement,” and besides referenced a akin incident connected May 11 wherever a newsman posted a photograph of nan president pinch his eyes closed. “He was blinking, you moron,” nan White House relationship claimed astatine nan time.

“How agelong until nan @WhiteHouse says he was conscionable ‘blinking’?” Headquarters joked Wednesday.

Hunter Biden, whose father, erstwhile President Joe Biden, is often nan target of “Sleepy Joe” taunts from Trump and his administration, besides joined in.

“See…I told you it was a clone. They support forgetting to complaint its battery,” Hunter Biden posted.

Others shared much superior concerns for nan president.

Jonathan Reiner, nan cardiologist of nan precocious erstwhile Vice President Dick Cheney, said nan behaviour was “not normal.”

“A glaring omission from nan president’s caller beingness introspection is immoderate mention of his slumber disorder,” Reiner, who has often scrutinized Trump’s beingness and intelligence fitness, said. “This is not normal.”

Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California claimed nan president “is not well.”

“He can’t enactment awake astatine important White House events and furniture meetings,” Lieu said. “@WhiteHouse needs to travel cleanable astir why trump takes truthful galore trips to nan infirmary and why doctors support giving trump cognitive tests.”

“If immoderate CEO fell dormant astatine aggregate committee meetings and events, that CEO would beryllium fired,” he added successful different post.

Lieu questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio astatine a House proceeding Wednesday.

“Secretary Rubio, person you been astatine much than 1 gathering wherever President Trump has fallen asleep?” Lieu asked him.

“I’ve ne'er seen him autumn asleep. On nan contrary, nan feline doesn’t sleep,” Rubio replied.

White House Physician Dr. Sean Barbabella said Trump was successful “excellent health” aft a caller aesculapian examination, and claimed he demonstrated “strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological and wide beingness function.”