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Trump caught ‘dozing off’ in his limo? Videos raise serious health concerns
Viral clip from Trump limousine sparks fresh health and leadership concerns as social media erupts
President Donald Trump was reportedly caught dozing off inside a presidential limousine, only days after several Democrats mocked him for allegedly ‘sleeping’ during an Oval Office meeting. The Daily Beast on Saturday cited a video showing the president appearing to doze off inside a limo.
In the video, Trump can be seen cautiously exiting Air Force One. He carefully makes his way down the steps, raises his fist as he finishes the task without any problems, and then nearly falls into the seat of his waiting car.
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Sleepy moment in car sparks online chatter
The footage emerged late Friday evening when Trump was en route to a Mar-a-Lago weekend, according to The Daily Beast.
This is causing a debate online as Trump wrote on Truth Social less than two hours prior to his weekend flight south that senators should stay in the capital until the government can reopen.
“The United States Senate should not leave town until they have a Deal to end the Democrat Shutdown,” Trump wrote.
The government has been shuttered for 39 days, the longest period in American history.
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Gavin Newsom reacts to Thursday Oval Office incident
Amid his Thursday Oval Office napping incident, online “Dozy Don” reactions are back. California Governor Gavin Newsom's Press Office was among those online trolls.
After a challenging week in which Trump mixed up facts, misunderstood dates and names, and seemed to have fallen asleep during a White House press conference, rumors over the president's health have been a constant topic of the town.
It's been a while since the president's health has been the focus of constant attention due to the appearance of severe bruises on his right hand and the frequent swelling of his ankles.
The White House said in July that the president had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common and treatable ailment that affects older adults and causes blood in the veins in their legs to not circulate correctly throughout the body.
Following that, Trump had a second "annual" physical just last month, and he later disclosed that it included an MRI scan, a non-routine diagnostic test typically requested to identify a particular condition.
