Overview
- Trump, who appeared to close his eyes during a maternal‑health event in the Oval Office on Monday, drew a blunt reply from the Rapid Response 47 account saying, "He was blinking, you absolute moron."
- Viral clips and photos labeled him "Sleepy Don" on X, as Democrats including Rep. Ted Lieu mocked the explanation as a very long blink.
- Following Monday night's flurry on Truth Social, where he posted or reposted more than 50 times near midnight, reporters and analysts questioned whether irregular sleep is affecting alertness.
- The White House says the president is fit for duty and has set a medical and dental examination for May 26 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
- The incident fits a months‑long pattern of eyes‑closed stretches at public events, with fact‑checkers warning about edited clips even as unedited feeds have shown extended periods with his eyes shut.