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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.”

Trump Claims, ‘A Bad Judge Declared Sports Unconstitutional’

President Donald Trump made a fabricated claim at a White House celebration for Team USA Olympic athletes on Thursday, stating that “a bad judge declared sports unconstitutional.” Trump provided no evidence or specifics for this assertion, which appears designed to justify his ongoing campaign against transgender athletes in sports.

Trump used the Olympic athletes’ presence to attack transgender participation in women’s sports, claiming his administration has “done a lot to help save women’s sports” and is “saving college sports.” He referenced an unspecified judicial decision and announced efforts to pass legislation reversing what he characterized as damage from this ruling, stating “if it does, we’ll be bringing sports back.”

On the same day, Republican senators Josh Hawley, Jim Banks, and Tommy Tuberville introduced an amendment to the Protect College Sports Act designed to preserve state-level bans on transgender women competing in women’s college athletics. The senators claim the underlying bill could supersede existing state restrictions, while bill supporters argue it establishes uniform national standards for college athletics.

In June, Trump celebrated a Supreme Court decision upholding transgender athlete bans in West Virginia and Idaho, posting on Truth Social that the ruling “takes that ridiculous situation off the table.” Trump’s Thursday comments extend this pattern of weaponizing sports policy to mobilize his political base around restrictions on transgender participation.



(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-claims-a-bad-judge-declared-sports-unconstitutional/)

Trump Attacks Collins, Media at Correspondents Dinner

President Donald Trump delivered a rambling hour-long speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Friday, attacking journalists and media outlets while making crude jokes that largely fell flat with the assembled press corps. Trump complained openly about the “frickin’ stupid speech” written for him after a sex joke about stairs failed to generate laughs, then spent much of his time assaulting members of the media he claimed to respect.

Trump directed his harshest attacks at CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins, repeating his demand that she smile more while covering him, continuing his documented pattern of singling out female journalists with sexist remarks. CNN CEO Mark Thompson responded by defending the network’s journalists and reaffirming their constitutional right to report without government interference. Trump also branded CNN’s Jake Tapper “Fake Tapper” and called Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Dawsey “unhireable,” while mocking the network’s coverage of the Trump-Epstein saga that prompted him to file an unsuccessful $10 billion defamation suit.

Trump devoted a lengthy, humor-free section of his speech to defending his controversial $600 million White House ballroom project, complaining that opponents motivated by “Trump derangement syndrome” were suing to block it. He also joked that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wanted to serve roadkill at the dinner, and mocked President Joe Biden’s mental fitness while claiming NBC and ABC should lose their broadcast licenses for not airing his recent primetime address about alleged foreign election interference.

Trump concluded by donning a 2028 campaign hat and stating he wanted to run for another term, which the Constitution prohibits. His speech demonstrated the Trump administration’s consistent hostility toward press freedom: the White House recently withdrew demands that New York Times journalists testify about sources, the Pentagon has systematically denied media access to defense officials, and Trump has filed repeated defamation suits against news outlets covering him unfavorably.

Critics condemned the speech as demonstrating Trump’s contempt for the independent press. Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta called the dinner “a disgrace,” describing Trump’s address as “rambling, unhinged speech is full of hate and spite” targeting his usual adversaries. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang and other speakers at the event highlighted Trump’s documented efforts to intimidate and sideline journalists throughout his time in office.



(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-jokes-b3021335.html?fbclid=IwdGRjcATRmoZwZG9mBWZkaWQWULMQihHnyqTMCaGolZV_P33h_tkIl2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5dmA1iAOXG4ce9HsFoFF6EFz2dZ8FzuYuWP-gWoN_vildp7260a4lO81jaVA_aem_nS-QMLsOG59UP2V3IzKcdA)ideline journalists throughout his time in office.

Trump Claims Miss Universe Pageant Qualifies Him to Control Venezuela

President Donald Trump justified his control over Venezuela’s political future by claiming expertise derived from owning the Miss Universe pageant, stating “Miss Venezuela always did very well” in the competition. Trump’s remarks came as he defended the absence of elections in Venezuela, asserting the country “is not really ready for them yet” despite the U.S. military seizure of former President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026 on allegations of election rigging.

Trump boasted that Venezuela is “becoming extremely successful” under acting president Delcy Rodríguez and that the nation generates record oil revenues benefiting major corporations like ExxonMobil. He claimed the U.S. has recouped its military intervention costs through resource extraction, stating “We’ve paid for the war many times over.” Trump asserted his popularity in the country, attributing Venezuela’s progress entirely to his administration’s involvement.

The comments reveal Trump’s authoritarian framework for Venezuela: indefinite postponement of democratic elections under the guise of national readiness, coupled with economic extraction disguised as development. Secretary of State Marco Rubio functions as de facto viceroy over Venezuela, controlling finances, natural resources, government appointments, and foreign policy from Washington, while Trump frames the occupation as benevolent governance.

Trump’s reliance on Miss Universe pageant experience as qualification to govern a nation’s political timeline contradicts his earlier fabricated claims of settling multiple wars, revealing a pattern of substituting actual expertise or diplomatic achievement with celebrity credentials and personal commercial interests. His insistence that Venezuela remain under U.S. control indefinitely while denying Venezuelans electoral agency demonstrates the permanence of his occupation model.

Trump has directed major oil executives including billionaire donor Jeffery Hildebrand to commit $100 billion to Venezuela’s petroleum sector, transforming military conquest into a mechanism for corporate profit extraction and Trump-aligned business expansion under the banner of economic development.



(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-boasts-he-understands-venezuela-because-miss-venezuela-always-did-very-well-in-miss-universe-pageant/)

Trump Confuses Zelensky With Putin at NATO Summit

During a NATO summit press conference in Ankara, Turkey on Wednesday, President Trump directly confused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with Russian President Vladimir Putin while standing beside Zelensky. Trump gestured toward Zelensky and asked reporters, “You have a question for President Putin, please?” demonstrating a fundamental failure to distinguish between the leaders of a U.S. ally and an adversary engaged in active conflict.

When reporters reacted with visible confusion, Trump attempted to obscure his error by speaking in circles rather than acknowledging the mistake. He repeated the request multiple times, saying “Do you have a question for President Putin — not Zelensky — Putin,” while continuing to gesture in a manner that suggested disorientation about who stood before him. This verbal scrambling revealed an inability or unwillingness to admit a basic cognitive lapse about two of the world’s most consequential geopolitical figures.

Trump then claimed to speak frequently with Putin about ending the Ukraine war, stating “I talk to him a lot” and asserting that Putin “wants to end the war.” This remark underscored Trump’s documented alignment with Russia’s strategic interests, consistent with his Ukraine peace plan acknowledged as a Russian wish list by U.S. senators who reviewed it. Trump contrasted his frequent Putin contact with minimal engagement with Zelensky, the leader of an invaded nation requesting American support.

The Zelensky-Putin confusion followed another severe gaffe minutes earlier in the same press conference, where Trump referred to “the Islamic Republic of Japan” firing missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier. These compounded errors at a NATO summit involving direct diplomatic engagement illustrated Trump’s erratic handling of critical international affairs and his apparent unfamiliarity with fundamental geopolitical facts, mirroring a pattern documented during previous NATO diplomatic engagements.



(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-appears-to-mistake-zelensky-for-putin-then-scrambles-to-cover-it-in-bizarre-moment/)

Trump Dementia Gaffes On Full Display At NATO Summit

During a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on Wednesday, Trump committed multiple significant verbal errors that underscored both his cognitive fitness and his dangerous mishandling of international affairs. Trump falsely claimed to have destroyed “every single bridge in Iran” and threatened Iranian infrastructure including electric plants and desalination facilities, escalating threats against a nation without congressional authorization or clear strategic justification. These statements contradicted established rules of engagement and revealed reckless military posturing at a critical diplomatic moment.

Trump confused Japan with Iran when recounting a military incident, stating the “Islamic Republic of Japan” fired 111 missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln. He also appeared to confuse Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference, asking Zelensky “You have a question for President Putin, please?” before correcting himself after media laughter. Both errors demonstrated alarming confusion about fundamental international relationships during active military conflict.

Trump misnamed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear agreement, as the “JCPOC” while attacking it as the “Obama Nuclear Waste Deal.” He repeated a false claim about his TikTok prominence, asserting he was “number one” on the platform and more popular than Taylor Swift, when Trump has 16 million followers compared to Swift’s 30 million and neither ranks in the platform’s top 10. Trump also referred to TikTok as “Tic Tac” despite using the correct name multiple times in the same remarks.

These gaffes mirror Trump’s established pattern of attacking NATO spending while courting authoritarian leaders and abandoning U.S. allies to appease despots. At 80 years old, Trump’s cognitive lapses during high-stakes diplomacy represent a direct threat to American security and international stability, compounding his documented history of reckless military decisions and alliance sabotage.



(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/watch-4-most-embarrassing-gaffes-from-trumps-nato-visit/)

Trump Fabricates Rwanda-Congo War Settlement

Donald Trump claimed aboard Air Force One that he personally settled eight wars, including a Rwanda-Congo conflict in which he alleged 15 million people “had their heads chopped off.” Trump made the assertion after a reporter questioned him about reports that his administration discouraged Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado from returning to Venezuela, contradicting his earlier denial of involvement.

The Rwanda-Democratic Republic of Congo conflict began in 2022 when Rwanda started providing military support to a Congolese rebel group. Rwanda and the D.R.C. signed a ceasefire agreement in Washington, D.C. in 2025, yet fighting has continued and the pact is deteriorating, undermining Trump’s characterization of a settled conflict.

Trump’s claim that 15 million people were decapitated in the Rwanda-Congo war has no factual basis. The death toll and methods of killing he described are unsupported by any evidence or reporting on the conflict.

Trump credited Machado with awarding him a Nobel Peace Prize in January, occurring shortly after he ordered the U.S. raid that abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Trump has since aligned himself with Maduro’s former vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, who has complied with his demands, contradicting the narrative of supporting democratic opposition to Maduro’s regime.

Trump’s pattern of falsely claiming credit for ending wars and fabricating casualty figures demonstrates his systematic use of the presidency to construct a fictional record of achievement while exercising direct control over foreign governments and their leadership succession.



(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/trump-claims-he-ended-war-in-which-15-million-people-had-their-heads-chopped-off/)

Trump Claims Conversation with AI Theodore Roosevelt

President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday to have conversed with Theodore Roosevelt at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota. Trump asked the historical figure about the Panama Canal and criticized Democrats for allegedly giving it away, but he was actually speaking to an AI simulation of the twenty-sixth president, not a genuine interaction with a deceased historical figure.

The exchange, captured in video by Special Assistant Margo Martin, showed Trump listening to a computer-generated version of Roosevelt that reminded him “the nation comes first.” Trump praised the artificial interaction as “fantastic” and claimed it was “an honor” to engage with the simulation. This marks Trump’s continued reliance on AI recreations of historical figures at his events, including an AI George Washington at his Great American State Fair.

At the same ceremony, Trump bragged about diverting 90 acres of protected federal land to facilitate the library’s construction. Trump stated he had “ripped it away from the federal government” during his first term, claiming officials “don’t know it’s missing.” The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation purchased the protected land from the U.S. Forest Service in 2021 following Trump-backed legislation passed in December 2020. Trump has simultaneously rolled back environmental protections that Roosevelt championed, weakening the Endangered Species Act and exposing 86 million previously protected acres to drilling and development.

Trump’s visit occurred amid broader legal setbacks for his administration. Earlier in the week, Trump delivered remarks at the Roosevelt Library emphasizing historical precedent for presidential family honors, while federal courts continued dismantling his policies, striking down his birthright citizenship ban and blocking restrictions on student loan forgiveness programs.



(Source: https://newrepublic.com/post/212650/donald-trump-teddy-roosevelt-ai-conversation)

Trump Struggles Fastening Medal Of Honor, Ties Crude Knot

During a Congressional Medal of Honor ceremony on Thursday, Trump struggled for nearly a minute to fasten the medal around Army Major Nicholas Dockery’s neck, eventually tying it in a crude knot that drew jeers from attendees. Video footage captured Trump patting Dockery on the back, fiddling with the medal’s clasp, and appearing to make an inaudible remark to the serviceman while the crowd laughed.

Before the presentation, Trump made a self-aggrandizing joke, stating he wanted to award the medal to himself but was “informed I couldn’t do it” and claimed he “couldn’t find anything where I was actually worthy.” The remark underscored his characteristic tendency to center himself during ceremonies honoring military service.

Critics on social media mocked both the duration of Trump’s fumbling and his clumsy technique in handling the nation’s highest military honor. The botched presentation became a focal point for public ridicule regarding his competence and dignity in executing basic ceremonial duties.



(Source: https://nz.news.yahoo.com/trump-struggles-drape-medal-honor-022159247.html)

Trump Touts Lincoln Pool Renovation With Misleading Comparison

President Donald Trump used a Wednesday Oval Office event ostensibly focused on executive orders to promote the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, a project he claims cost $1.5 million and will reopen before July 4. Trump characterized the historic pool as “filthy” and “dirty,” though the structure has operated since 1922 and required only routine maintenance until his administration’s intervention.

Trump displayed a chart titled “Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers” comparing the pool’s dimensions to the height of the Empire State Building and other structures, conflating width and height measurements in a presentation that obscured rather than clarified the project’s actual scale. The reflecting pool project has drawn criticism over both its expense and the contract award process, which bypassed competitive bidding similar to his administration’s other no-bid awards to favored contractors.

Trump also seized the moment to compare his January 6, 2021 National Mall rally attendance to Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech crowd, claiming he drew equivalent numbers despite documented evidence to the contrary. Trump stated he had “the same amount of people” as King and that his crowd was “tighter,” while admitting media reports cited 25,000 attendees at his rally compared to King’s estimated 250,000.

The National Constitution Center has stated King’s speech drew a crowd closer to 250,000, while no official attendance estimates exist for the January 6 event, which preceded the Capitol riot. Trump’s conflation of the two events and his inflated crowd claims continue a pattern of numerical misrepresentation, previously evident in his false assertions about his 2017 inauguration attendance exceeding Obama’s 2009 turnout.

Trump concluded the pool discussion and signed executive orders related to US customs and civil servant protections before addressing questions about the Iran war, telling reporters that negotiations could produce results “over the weekend.” The reflecting pool renovation remains the centerpiece of Trump’s stated infrastructure priorities during a period when geopolitical tensions and domestic policy challenges demand executive attention.(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/pool-bigger-skyscrapers-amid-war-024323250.html)

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