President Donald Trump was caught sleeping during an Oval Office press conference on Thursday — and the internet didn't hold back.
The president was speaking with a group of cabinet members about several topics, including health care, prescription drug prices, and the economy, when people started to notice he was nodding off.
Social media users picked up on the moment:
"They don’t call him Don Snoreleone for no reason," user Mason, an Iraq veteran and political commentator, wrote on X.
"He’s currently falling asleep in the middle of a press event. Dozing off with his mouth dropping. He’s unwell," Trill Clinton, former deputy director of Intergovernmental Affairs at HUD under the Obama Administration, wrote on X.
"Just think, this geriatric buffoon holds the nuclear codes," Denison Barb, political commentator, wrote on X.
"Trump is fighting total war against wokeness as his eyes close and his mouth droops," journalist Aaron Rupar wrote on X. He later added, "Trump is about to hit REM on camera during an Oval Office event. It's just incredible."
"Stamina they say," radio and television personality Henry Lake wrote on X.
Stamina they say 😂 https://t.co/0Buqx1o8bj
— Henry Lake (@lakeshow73) April 23, 2026