Concerns about Donald Trump’s health continues to rise as he has been caught dozing off again at a public meeting. Jonathan Reiner, the cardiologist for the late Vice President Dick Cheney, believes that the president “needs to be evaluated” for his sudden sleeping fits. On Wednesday, Trump was seen closing his eyes for almost 20 seconds during a signing at the Oval Office for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act while being surrounded by a dozen people, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Cardiologist says Trump’s sleeping behavior “is not normal”
Doctor Jonathan Reiner, who is also a professor of medicine at George Washington University, responded to the clip with an urgent warning on X (formerly Twitter).
“The president seems to be struggling with excessive daytime somnolence,” the doctor wrote. “Repeatedly falling asleep with a dozen people surrounding your desk is not normal. It needs to be evaluated.”
This isn’t the first time that Reiner has been worried about the president’s condition. During Trump’s address to the nation in December, he called the pace of the speech “manic” and said that “no one should be happy to see the president like this.”
The doctor was also confused as to why the president was taking a large 325mg dose of aspirin on a daily basis, which he revealed to The Wall Street Journal. “He has not disclosed a history of heart or cerebrovascular disease which would warrant aspirin therapy,” Reiner said, “and he is demonstrating signs of bleeding (bruising).”
Trump’s repeated naps have been mocked by late night host Jimmy Kimmel, who called the president “Teddy Dozevelt” while he showed a compilation of him closing his eyes at various public appearances.
Susie Wiles, White House Chief of Staff, has responded to a clip of the president sleeping at meetings, saying in December, “He’s not asleep. He’s got his eyes closed and his head leaned back … and, you know, he’s fine.”
