We all know the robot was programmed to respond this way.Jayme Leagh Franklin — a MAGA influencer who launched a right-wing lifestyle brand that slings pink “Make America Hot Again” hats — was invited into the Oval Office Monday for the signing of an executive order about childhood vaccines that pediatricians warn “doesn’t make sense.”President Donald Trump signs an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines, alongside US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (R) and Jayme Leagh Franklin (L), founder of The Conservateur, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2026.JIM WATSON via Getty ImagesBut perhaps more nonsensical than the order itself was Franklin’s behavior as she stood next to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and behind President Donald Trump.As soon as clips of the ceremony hit X, users on the platform were immediately transfixed by Franklin’s robot-like stiffness and incessant nodding. Users also mocked her outfit, with many saying it was reminiscent of a flight attendant’s uniform.I think she’s the flight attendant on his trip to insanity— The Dread duck Pirate Mark Brooks 𓅊 (@MarkBrooksArt) August 11, 2026I do like her dated ascot. She looks like she has a mystery to solve and the right friends to do it with.— ༺ 𝔐𝔬𝔯𝓥 ༻ (@BrutalMorV) August 10, 2026It's a MAGA NPC. They're everywhere now.— SHOE (@flak_henry) August 10, 2026One video shared on X shows Franklin touching her belly while Trump appears to be taking a nap during the ceremony. As soon as Franklin lightly taps her stomach, Trump abruptly wakes up.This led to a rather wild theory on X.“Claims she has a button fitted on her belly, and when she gets the nod that he’s asleep she moves her hand and presses a button that wakes him,” one X user captioned the clip. “They’re calling her The Zapper. No idea if it’s true but it *appears* to line up.”Claims she has a button fitted on her belly, and when she gets the nod that he’s asleep she moves her hand and presses a button that wakes him. They’re calling her The Zapper. No idea if it’s true but it *appears* to line up. pic.twitter.com/hgx4x6iQp6— Tim Brannigan (@tim_brannigan) August 11, 2026The “Zapper” theory quickly took off, and Franklin finally responded.“Beep bop beep bop 100001000101110,” she wrote — we’re just kidding, she actually wrote:“I’m just pregnant you weirdos 😂😭.”Despite Trump’s penchant for calling his predecessor former President Joe Biden “Sleepy Joe,” Trump has fallen asleep during various media events throughout his second term. Some conservatives have tried to spin Trump’s sporadic sleepy times as healthy — Secretary of State Marco Rubio went as far as to claim that he’s “never seen” Trump fall asleep during a meeting. But many Americans find the president’s apparent habit embarrassing, which might be why “The Zapper” theory has gained some buzz. Most users’ responses to it contain gripes about Trump’s tendency to snooze on the job.Imagine spending years talking about "Sleepy Joe Biden" and then doing this every time you have to listen to someone else talk for 5 minutes— BoboBowe697(PARODY) (@BoboBowe_697) August 11, 2026Honestly, if most of us conked out like this at work, we'd totally get the boot! 😂— 🇬🇧 David Lyddon (@DavidLyddon) August 11, 2026Pretty bad when our president has to be cattle prodded to stay awake.— Disillusioned Vet (@sueispissed) August 11, 2026RelatedWhite HouseSocial Mediavaccines