We’ve all been at that post-lunch meeting where our souls are slowly leaving our bodies. But usually, we aren’t the President of the United States. And we aren’t being briefed on a literal military invasion of a foreign nation. But Trump didn’t let any of that stop him.
On January 3, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, detailed the finer points of “Operation Absolute Resolve” to the press and public live from Mar-a-Lago. But Donald Trump, standing on the side, appeared to be conducting a private operation of his own. Something along the lines of “Operation Get Some Z’s.”
In the video making the rounds on X, the Commander-in-Chief can be seen standing next to General Caine. As the General dives into the series of strikes on Venezuela that captured sitting president Nicolás Maduro, Trump goes on a familiar dip. Eyes closed, drooping mouth, and a dizzy head.
At several points, he doesn’t just close his eyes; he nearly pulls a full collapse. Thankfully, he jolts himself awake right before falling to the floor. But all the while, he did not once seem like a resolute leader leading a serious operation. He stood there like a toddler after a long day at Disney World.
Those were probably just very long blinks
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) January 3, 2026
BREAKING: This is unbelievable.
Donald Trump is literally falling asleep while General Dan Caine explains the operation.
This government is a clown show.
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This latest bout of public narcolepsy comes at a particularly awkward time for the White House. Just days ago, the Wall Street Journal editorial board questioned the “advancing frailty” of the administration’s leader. So, Trump sat down with them to insist that his health is “perfect.”
In the interview, he also addressed the mysterious bruises on his hands by blaming a daily 325mg aspirin habit (which his doctors reportedly hate, but hey, he’s “superstitious”). He also brushed off previous instances of dozing off in public, claiming he has a “limited sleep” schedule. And the best excuse yet, photographers are simply catching him mid-blink.
“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink,” Trump told the WSJ. Sir, if that was a blink, you were trying to see into the year 2027.
Trump’s growing catalog of public “naps.”
If this were an isolated incident, we could maybe buy the “long blink” excuse. But the receipts are piling up. Last month, Trump famously dozed off during a televised Cabinet meeting. In November 2025, he struggled to keep his eyes open during an Oval Office meeting about drug price cuts. He was also seen looking half-dead after a golf day at his resort.
The irony is, this is the same man who built an entire campaign brand around calling Joe Biden “Sleepy Joe.” Now, at 79, Trump has become that “Sleepy Joe” he loved mocking. While his doctor, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella claims Trump has the “cardiac age of a 65-year-old,” the video suggests he has the nap requirements of an octogenarian.
At this point, the White House might want to consider replacing the podium with a sturdy recliner. You know, make the leader happy.
