The Sleeping President, Not Sleeping Lyon But A Different Kind of Animal
Rhian Lubin in New York Independent UK Democrats labeled President Donald Trump “the Commander-in-Sleep” after he closed his eyes and appeared to “doze off” during an Oval Office press briefing. Trump gathered reporters late afternoon Thursday at an event about “clean coal,” but when he gave the floor to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the president leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes for several moments. Liberals with large social media followings and prominent Democrats seized on the opportunity to mock the president. “The Commander-in-Sleep clocks in,” said the official X account of the Democratic Party. Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s press office account quipped, “Sleeping is far better than listening to Lee Zeldin talk,” while California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s team declared, “DOZY DON IS BACK (HE NEVER LEFT).” “Hi...
