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Tue Mar 24, 2026, 07:44 AM Tuesday

Trump falls asleep again during Memphis task force meeting amid health concerns [View all]

Source: aol



Peter Rubinstein Mon, March 23, 2026 at 9:05 PM CDT



President Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep for an extended period while on stage in Memphis on Monday, the latest moment in which the 79-year-old dozed off during a televised meeting or conference, even while people were speaking directly to him.

Trump, the oldest president in United States history, visited the Tennessee city to tout the crime task force his administration created to combat what he claimed was out of control violent crime. But after boasting that there would soon be "like, no crime" in the city of around 650,000 thanks to his efforts, Trump appeared to nod off.

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..............Since retaking office last January, Trump has exhibited a series of consistent, visible health abnormalities. He has sported a recurring, dark bruise on the back of his right hand, walked on severely swollen ankles and experienced numerous lapses and manic episodes that critics say could be signs of declining mental faculties................

"He's done this several times in the last few weeks. He's fallen asleep in a crowded Oval Office and he's also fallen asleep at Cabinet meetings with people talking directly to him. That's what's called increased daytime somnolence," Dr. Jonathan Reiner told CNN host Jake Tapper during a segment on the president's health.............







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Trump falls asleep again during Memphis task force meeting amid health concerns

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(@oceancalm.bsky.social) 2026-03-24T11:39:11.301Z
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Donny got all tuckered out visiting Graceland earlier in the day. Botany Tuesday #1
Could be signs of declining mental faculities?!? mwmisses4289 Tuesday #2
- Lemon Lyman Tuesday #3
Some patients listen to their doctors and obey them FakeNoose Tuesday #7
Seems like the robust sort of lad who'd bounce back from a bullet wound Orrex Tuesday #4
--- and a remarkable recovery from that serious wound. 3Hotdogs Tuesday #5
God has blessed him. Obviously. mwb970 Tuesday #14
I'm tempted to suspect it wasn't God. calimary Tuesday #20
With a spare bag of ear cartilage 👂. rubbersole Tuesday #23
Once More... GB_RN Tuesday #6
Btw, I LOVE "Cantaloupe Caligula"! calimary Tuesday #21
Thanks! GB_RN Tuesday #28
Falling asleep and health concerns. hay rick Tuesday #8
Just let me know when he doesn't wake up. Ray Bruns Tuesday #9
and still Republicants Mr.Bee Tuesday #10
I'm skeptical of this report Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #11
I have never closed my eyes for 30 seconds in a meeting, ever. mwb970 Tuesday #12
I have many times Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #15
I have. mwb970 Tuesday #27
But you're not a cognitively impaired79 year old. Nt Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #29
I've fallen asleep with my head up GenThePerservering Tuesday #19
I think there is a formal/scientific measure of sleep Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #22
I assume that he woke up for long enough to whine about "Sleepy Joe". mwb970 Tuesday #13
Dozy Don's..... SergeStorms Tuesday #16
He's sundowning Owens Tuesday #17
Trump was just telling bedtime fairy tales. Martin68 Tuesday #18
Narcolepsy Blue_Roses Tuesday #24
Carb loading at lunch, sleep deprivation at night? maxsolomon Tuesday #25
Next time I hope he won't wake up. Dave Bowman Tuesday #26
If next step Whip-poor-will Tuesday #30
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