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White House Flips Out On CNN's ‘Sleepy Trump’ Coverage In The Snooziest Way
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The White House on Tuesday fired off a flurry of posts on X in response to CNN’s reporting on President Donald Trump’s health and coverage of his habit of seemingly nodding off in public. Using its Rapid Response account, the White House shared a series of screenshots of CNN personalities and guests with their eyes closed — often mid-blink or with their heads bowed — in an apparent attempt to make it look as though they were asleep. The posts appeared to suggest that anyone can be made to look asleep in a still image. The White House has repeatedly sought to use that spin to push back on the “sleepy Trump” narrative. Those featured in the White House posts included CNN’s Kate Bolduan, Kevin Liptak, Dana Bash, Jake Tapper and Brianna Keilar, The Wall Street Journal’s Josh Dawsey and Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Jeremy Faust. Bash responded to one of the posts with a brief quip: “If only ! Thanks for watching.” The posts came on the same day that Trump underwent his latest scheduled physical, as scrutiny around his health, mental acuity and general fitness for office continues to intensify. See the posts here: Did @KateBolduan and her guest on Fake News CNN just fall asleep mid-interview? Their eyes are CLOSED!What are they hiding about their health? pic.twitter.com/fkDj0I8iiG What's going on with @Kevinliptakcnn's health?He's sleeping on air! https://t.co/QHNUj4rVR0 pic.twitter.com/vAaqQW3oYr Wow! @KateBolduan just fell asleep AGAIN as Fake News CNN was baselessly speculating about President Trump's health.Really makes you wonder what these clowns are hiding about their own health. https://t.co/KxmbgNzfAH pic.twitter.com/0u3iXTeSAP .@DanaBashCNN FALLS ASLEEP AHEAD OF HER 55TH BIRTHDAY NEXT MONTH.WHAT IS GOING ON? pic.twitter.com/NYtEzwnfcQ If only ! Thanks for watching. Renowned health expert @jdawsey1 falls asleep on the air. Sad! pic.twitter.com/D8kQIELkVb FLASHBACK: FAKE TAPPER APPEARS TO DOZE OFF THROUGHOUT HIS "SHOW" pic.twitter.com/LQQg1TrhzD Is "Dr. Jeremy Faust" sundowning? pic.twitter.com/1MCWrdVeuW BRIANNA KEILAR SAYS NAP WENT "PERFECTLY" AFTER FALLING ASLEEP LIVE ON AIR.RUMOR IS SHE ALSO FAILED HER COGNITIVE EXAM (UNLIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP — WHOSE WAS PERFECT!) pic.twitter.com/wdaOCxDwsZ By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.