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  "textContent": "President Donald Trump was spotted struggling to stay awake even while his sycophants showered him with praise.\n\nWhile attending a crime-stopping task force Monday aimed at curbing crime in Memphis, Tennessee, Trump appeared to doze off.\n\n> Trump is out pic.twitter.com/a7HaBIv8nQ\n>\n> — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 23, 2026\n\nThe 79-year-old president tried desperately to keep his eyes open while hearing about the rates of gunshot victims.\n\n> Trump is fighting hard against wokeness during this event in Memphis pic.twitter.com/qdYoe9Skce\n>\n> — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 23, 2026\n\nWhile Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ranted about Trump steering the United States off of a “perpetual course of decline,” the president’s eyelids fluttered and closed.\n\n> Trump struggles to keep his eyes open as Hegseth glazes him pic.twitter.com/O95MbCAlmT\n>\n> — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 23, 2026\n\nWhen he wasn’t drifting off into a dreamless daze, Trump’s remarks ranged from incoherent to problematic.\n\nAt one point, Trump joked about moving to Tennessee. “I love it. You never know what that is, you know, you just have a relationship with a state. It’s a lot safer than relationships with other things, I can tell you as a politician,” he joked. Earlier, Trump suggested that it had been Hegseth’s idea to wage war against Iran.\n\nTrump has repeatedly been spotted dozing off during press conferences and signings, and even admitted that he’d grabbed some shut-eye during Cabinet meetings because they were “boring as hell.”",
  "title": "Trump, 79, Falls Asleep in Memphis Task Force Meeting"
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