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Zorro

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Mon May 11, 2026, 09:12 PM Monday

White House Uses Absurd New Excuse for Trump, 79, Sleeping [View all]

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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