Trump, 79, Appears to Doze Off During Oval Office Coal Briefing
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 4
Trump, 79, Appears to Doze Off During Oval Office Coal Briefing
3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 4
Summary
Donald Trump appeared to briefly fall asleep during a Thursday Oval Office event on “Beautiful, Clean Coal,” leaning back with his eyes closed for a prolonged moment.
The White House rejected the episode, with spokesperson Davis Ingle calling Trump “the sharpest” and dismissing reports of drowsiness as baseless.
The incident followed a Wednesday exchange in which Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu’s claim that Trump has repeatedly nodded off in public, despite videos Lieu cited.
Questions about Trump’s health have intensified since his Walter Reed physical last week, whose results were released late Friday, while many of his public events have since been closed to the press.
A CNN physician last month said Trump showed signs of “severe daytime somnolence,” adding to a broader 2026 debate over the 79-year-old president’s fitness.