"In 2019, Trump coined the nickname "Sleepy Joe" for Joe Biden. Initially, this insult failed to resonate with the electorate, who handed Biden a resounding victory over Trump in 2020. Unfortunately, Biden himself lent credence to the "Sleepy Joe" taunt as he became visibly more timeworn during his presidency-a decline that culminated in the stammering, incoherent performance that destroyed his reelection chances for good in 2024."
"But now, a year into his second term, there is no Biden to distract the public from the obvious truth-that Trump is at least as low-energy and sleepy as any of his rivals. In his speeches and press conferences, Trump frequently digresses into chaotic verbal nonsense. But talking disjointedly at least keeps Trump, who has a narcissistic love of being at the center of attention, alert."
"As a string of recent videos has shown, when Trump has to listen to other people speak, his brain tends to lapse into a default mode of somnolence. Even the mainstream media, which has been negligently reluctant to raise questions about Trump's physical and mental well-being, has started to take note. On Friday, The Washington Post reported, President Donald Trump closed his eyes for extended periods as Cabinet officials went around the room Tuesday providing updates on their work, at times seeming to nod off."
Donald Trump has historically labeled opponents as physically enervated, using nicknames like "low energy" and "Sleepy Joe" to question vitality. Joe Biden's visible decline and poor debate performance amplified that tactic and helped Trump appear vigorous by contrast. A year into Trump's second term there is no Biden to distract from Trump's own low-energy displays. Trump often digresses into chaotic speech when talking, but tends to appear somnolent when listening, according to recent videos. Mainstream outlets have begun noting episodes in which Trump closed his eyes for extended periods during Cabinet updates, at times seeming to nod off.
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