{"id":127801,"date":"2026-05-12T11:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/white-house-uses-absurd-new-excuse-for-trump-79-sleeping\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:34:23","slug":"white-house-uses-absurd-new-excuse-for-trump-79-sleeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/white-house-uses-absurd-new-excuse-for-trump-79-sleeping\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Uses Absurd New Excuse for Trump, 79, Sleeping"},"content":{"rendered":"


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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Videos<\/a> and pictures of the president gained<\/a> traction on social media, and before long, the White House\u2019s rapid response team had seen enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was blinking, you absolute moron,\u201d the X account wrote<\/a> in response to a Reuters photograph of the president with his eyes shut.<\/p>\n

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The White House rapid response X account claimed Trump was just <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When that particular photograph was taken, it is of course possible that Trump was mid-blink.<\/p>\n

However, when reached for comment earlier<\/a> about a video<\/a> of the president appearing to nod off during the Oval Office event, the White House referred the Daily Beast to the same blinking excuse.<\/p>\n

Democratic Representative Ted Lieu jumped on the Rapid Response post, sharing a video of Trump closing his eyes, writing<\/a>: \u201cDear @RapidResponse47: That is a verrrrrrrrryyyyy long blink.\u201d<\/p>\n

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