Democrat Claims Trump’s Public Naps Pose National Security Threat
A Democratic lawmaker has raised alarms over President Donald Trump’s alarming tendency to close his eyes for extended periods during crucial events, suggesting it signals a dangerous inability to manage national security.
On the House floor, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California demanded that her Republican colleagues push for transparency regarding the 79-year-old president’s health, emphasizing the potential risks to national security.
“We cannot have a president asleep on the job. Is he sleeping in classified briefings, on calls with foreign leaders? How can we trust a president who is literally asleep at the wheel to make informed decisions about national security?” Kamlager-Dove stated.
The California Democrat highlighted Trump’s repeated instances of closing his eyes during public appearances, raising suspicions that he may be dozing off. The White House has consistently denied these claims, attributing the behavior to blinking or the president simply listening intently.
Despite the White House's defense, other Democrats are voicing concerns about the president’s health based on these recurring moments of apparent unconsciousness.
California Rep. Ted Lieu echoed these worries after Trump was allegedly caught sleeping during Game 3 of the NBA Finals earlier this week.
“The president of the United States is not well,” Lieu declared. “He has tremendous difficulty staying awake on the job.”
“Donald Trump has repeatedly fallen asleep at multiple Cabinet meetings, at multiple White House events, at a Memorial Day ceremony and most recently, at a very loud New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs game last night,” Lieu added.
White House Spokesperson Davis Ingle countered these claims, asserting, “President Trump’s sharpness, unmatched energy, and historic accessibility stand in stark contrast to what we saw during the last administration when Democrats and the legacy media intentionally covered up Joe Biden’s serious mental and physical decline from the American people.”
Ingle continued, “President Trump is the sharpest and most accessible President in American history who is working nonstop to solve problems and deliver on his promises, and he remains in excellent health.”
Trump became the oldest president ever inaugurated when he retook the White House last year, yet he insists he is in near-perfect health, often boasting about his “perfect” cognitive test results. He has claimed to possess “extreme intelligence” and dismissed any concerns regarding his mental fitness.
The White House supports Trump’s assertions and annually releases his physical medical results, which typically claim he is in great health. However, they have not disclosed a list of medications he takes and occasionally refuse to clarify some of Trump’s medical procedures, such as an MRI.
Administration officials frequently describe Trump’s cognition as superior to that of the average person, claiming he rarely sleeps. Recently, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated he has “never seen [Trump] fall asleep” and insisted “on the contrary, the guy doesn’t sleep.”
Yet Trump’s sporadic late-night posts on Truth Social, disjointed speeches, and slow-blinking during events have raised red flags among his Democratic opponents, who question his fitness for office.
