Sleepy Joe, meet Dozing Don.
Donald Trump, who has repeatedly derided his Democratic opponent Joe Biden with digs at his
age and vigor, appeared to nod off in Manhattan court on Monday, hours before jury selection on the first day of his historic hush-money criminal trial.
The former US president seemed to slip toward sleepiness at approximately noon. The events unfolded several hours into lugubrious legal battles over evidence that dominated the morning session in the downtown Manhattan courtroom.
The housekeeping back-and-forth between Trump’s team and prosecutors seemed like it might finally come to an end, as the judge Juan Merchan appeared eager to move things along. Merchan noted that there were hundreds of potential panelists waiting in the wings for jury selection to start.
Right around this time, reporters in the overflow courtroom noticed a curious movement on-screen. Trump’s eyes appeared closed – beyond their normal level of squinting. Meanwhile, it seemed like
Trump’s head was edging forward, progressing downward until it would cause him to stir and right himself.
The cycle repeated several times. Members of the press in a media overflow room glanced toward one another, sometimes pointing to the screen, uncertain how to process what they most certainly saw:
the first former American president to face a criminal trial had just nodded off in court...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/15/trump-asleep-first-day-hush-money-trial
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-tru...-him-sleeping-during-hush-money-trial-1890578
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/trump-fell-asleep-during-day-one-of-his-hush-money-trial
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I think Trump should stay off social media and Truth Social for a while to get proper rest instead of staying up at night attacking the Judicial system and other Americans.
If he doesn't, he'll soon be drinking those energy drinks to keep him awake in court.
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