Trump mocked over apparent zone-out during Oval Office vaccine announcement | The Independent
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that reduces childhood vaccine recommendations and splits the MMR vaccine into three separate shots, continuing the administration’s overhaul of vaccination schedules under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has a documented history of questioning vaccine safety.
During the Oval Office ceremony, the 80-year-old president repeatedly closed his eyes while seated at the Resolute Desk as Kennedy and National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya spoke beside him. Video footage circulated widely on social media, with users mocking Trump’s apparent inattention, with one stating “I love how he pops out of it for a few seconds then closes his eyes again and he’s right back in dream land. This is getting ridiculous.”
The incident follows a pattern of extended eye-closing episodes during official events, including at former Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral last month. CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner documented in May that Trump exhibits “severe daytime somnolence” and has fallen asleep multiple times in the Oval Office during conversations, linking chronic insomnia in older people to increased dementia risk and cognitive decline.
A YouGov survey last year found 78 percent of respondents believed Trump had not been transparent about his physical health. The White House rejected medical observations as “armchair diagnosis” and “false speculation for political purposes,” while Trump has claimed his Walter Reed physical in May showed “everything” had “checked out PERFECTLY.”
(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sleeping-vaccine-announcement-rfk-b3030727.html)is physical health. The White House rejected medical observations as “armchair diagnosis” and “false speculation for political purposes,” while Trump has claimed his Walter Reed physical in May showed “everything” had “checked out PERFECTLY.”