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Does Trump sleep during cabinet meetings? At hearing, Marco Rubio and Democrat debate WH footage

USA TODAY June 4, 2026 6m 1,220 words
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"they can still get away with it and they can't and they won't be able to time has expired representative lou is recognized thank you secretary rubio for being here today you have been at multiple meetings with president trump in a moment i'm going to show you a video of one of these meetings it is..."

[0:00] they can still get away with it and they can't and they won't be able to time has expired [0:03] representative lou is recognized thank you secretary rubio for being here today you have [0:08] been at multiple meetings with president trump in a moment i'm going to show you a video of one of [0:14] these meetings it is from last december it's a cabinet meeting i'm going to ask you to focus [0:20] on president trump and you will see that he is sleeping while you're talking oh my god please [0:25] show the video products they make and what american farmers grow and produce has a fair shot to be [0:35] sold around the world on issue after issue that's been the case you talk about foreign aid reforms [0:41] this is not our money this is taxpayer money secretary rubio have you been at more than one [0:47] meeting where president trump has fallen asleep that's false that's false i've never seen him [0:54] fall asleep on the contrary the guy doesn't sleep which is a big problem because he calls me at two [0:58] in the morning he calls me at five in the morning and you know i like to sleep a little bit maybe [1:02] not 12 hours or but at least six so he works the other day he was at the oval office and [1:08] 12 30 a.m i don't know what you're talking about so rubio i'm going to show you in a moment a video [1:13] that shows you just lied to congress oh okay so this is a video of a cabinet meeting literally from [1:20] last month where donald trump is sleeping while you're talking please show this video coalition of [1:28] countries to line up behind the peace deal behind the board of peace and it's still not every day [1:33] is a challenge but it's been driven personally by the president it's the reason why we're involved in [1:37] this whole ukraine russia conflict that's not our war it's not the president's war this war started it [1:42] never would have happened if you've been president but this war is going on and the president is trying [1:47] to end it you are literally talking about issues of war and peace and donald trump is sleeping right next [1:54] to you no he's if donald trump cannot stay awake at these important meetings where the cameras are [2:00] rolling imagine what he's like when the cameras are not there so i'm going to ask you have you [2:05] been at classified meetings where donald trump has fallen asleep or had trouble staying awake i've never [2:11] been at any meeting where and the things you're showing me now he was not falling asleep and i think [2:16] so you're lying again foreign you're lying consistently to congress you're lying to congress [2:23] secretary rubio so i'm going to show you another video in a moment the president's inability the [2:28] president's inability to stay awake on the job has caused other countries to perceive him differently [2:34] they mock him they see he is weak and he is feeble this is a video of a french news channel talking [2:42] about donald trump falling asleep at a memorial day ceremony please show this video well mark a video [2:52] that appears to show donald trump falling asleep at a memorial day ceremony this monday has been [2:57] circulating heavily online internet users have a lot to say about it it's also reignited rumors about [3:03] the state of the u.s president's health now in the video in social media users say that trump is [3:10] fighting sleep whilst he listens to the speech given by defense secretary pete hegseth and that [3:14] his eyes appear to be closed for a large portion of the ceremony now we need to remember here that [3:19] this is a ceremony to honor and remember those uh those u.s military personnel who have died while [3:25] serving in the armed forces and the idea that trump was asleep at a somber ceremony like this well that [3:30] has triggered outrage online donald trump's inability to stay awake on the job shows that there's something [3:37] very wrong with his health of cognitive abilities and in fact on a number of occasions donald trump [3:43] will contradict himself in literally the same meeting or interview in this video i'm about to show [3:49] it shows that donald trump says the iranian military is both destroyed and not destroyed at [3:55] the same time something that dina titus alluded to please show this video of leadership that we've [4:04] actually left their military alone people would be surprised to hear that because mistakes have been [4:09] made in wars where you wipe out everybody and then you have a country that's you know for [4:13] 40 years can never rebuild you look at what happened with iraq we did so uh iran is in a very bad position [4:21] they have no military they all they have is good talk and they have a fake press so secretary rubio [4:27] instead of holding north korean style cabinet meetings where everyone goes around the room kissing [4:32] donald trump's ass i'm going to ask you to come clean with american people and the white house as well [4:38] there's something wrong with donald trump's health or cognitive abilities there's a reason he keeps [4:43] going to the hospital and they keep giving him cognitive tests we have not seen the president in [4:48] eight days the american people deserve the truth i yield back um i don't even know how to respond to [4:56] that other than to tell you that it's absurd and ridiculous and i can't believe we're in a foreign [5:00] affairs committee meeting in front of the house an important time in american foreign policy just keep [5:04] lying so supposedly someone who thinks he's a medical expert when he's not the truth of the [5:10] matter is we had a cognitively impaired president in office a few years ago that's a cognitively [5:15] impaired president but i don't like to talk about that because it weakens america this president we [5:19] have this is a guy that literally doesn't sleep he works day and night long hours every single day [5:24] i don't know if you haven't seen him in eight days i saw him yesterday i didn't see him today but [5:28] yesterday because i was in congress today before i talked to him at all hours of the day and night [5:32] he works inhumane hours okay i've been on i've been on foreign trips with the president that he [5:38] doesn't sleep in the whole flight and everyone else is sleeping on the plane and he's you know [5:42] wandering the hallways looking for someone to wake up and talk to the people are so i don't know [5:45] what you're referring to but he has an incredible amount of energy i'm just telling you you may not [5:50] like his policies you may not like his policies you may not like the decisions he's made but i assure [5:55] you this is not a president that sleeps or is cognitively impaired in any way shape or form [5:59] and in fact is is incredibly active much more so in many cases than much younger people that [6:04] are around him those are facts i see it every day you're not going to agree because you have [6:08] another narrative that you want to push but those are the facts

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