Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA CNN segment scrutinising Donald Trump's health, particularly his sleep habits, went viral and prompted a sharp rebuke from the White House. CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner expressed concerns about Trump's “severe daytime somnolence”, frequent napping, and other visible health issues such as bruising and ankle swelling. The White House dismissed Reiner's comments, accusing CNN of hypocrisy and stating that Trump is the “sharpest, most accessible, and energetic president in American history”. Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly suggested Trump's drowsiness could be attributed to lack of sleep or unengaging events, rather than a serious medical condition. Despite Trump's assertion that his health check-up “checked out PERFECTLY”, recent polls indicate ongoing public concern regarding his mental sharpness ahead of his 80th birthday. In fullTrump’s ‘nodding off’ moments take over media after CNN doctor raised concerns over president’s daytime sleepingThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
White House left unimpressed by coverage of Trump ‘nodding off’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA CNN segment scrutinising Donald Trump's health, particularly his sleep habits, went viral and prompted a sharp rebuke from the White House. CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner expressed concerns about Trump's “severe daytime somnolence”, frequent napping, and other visible health issues such as bruising and ankle swelling. The White House dismissed Reiner's comments, accusing CNN of hypocrisy and stating that Trump is the “sharpest, most accessible, and energetic president in American history”. Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly suggested Trump's drowsiness could be attributed to lack of sleep or unengaging events, rather than a serious medical condition. Despite Trump's assertion that his health check-up “checked out PERFECTLY”, recent polls indicate ongoing public concern regarding his mental sharpness ahead of his 80th birthday. In fullTrump’s ‘nodding off’ moments take over media after CNN doctor raised concerns over president’s daytime sleepingThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
