Former President Donald Trump’s niece Mary became the latest liberal to mock her uncle’s appearance at trial last week, where a reporter accused him of falling asleep.
The former president reportedly fell asleep several times during jury selection in his hush money criminal trial in New York on Monday.
His team vehemently denies the claims, saying his eyes may have been closed because he “reads a lot”, but one expert has pointed to his diet as a possible reason.
Mary Trump, the president’s liberal niece who is often fiercely critical of her uncle, joined that outlet on a radio show Saturday.
After joking with SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah that she was “a little sleepy” before her appearance on his show, she later joked that she’s “a little worried that narcolepsy runs in families.”
Former President Donald Trump’s niece Mary became the latest liberal to mock her uncle’s appearance at trial last week, where a reporter accused him of falling asleep.
The former president reportedly fell asleep several times during jury selection in his hush money criminal trial in New York on Monday.
When Obeidallah probed further into the former president’s apparent lethargy, his niece suggested that it could be the trial that was affecting him.
“I think we can’t underestimate the magnitude of the narcissistic wound that he is suffering,” he said.
‘First, you are in a situation where you have no control and, even worse, you are under someone else’s control. There is someone else in that room with all the authority and he has none.
She added that she couldn’t help but laugh at her uncle amid the rumors that he was sleeping and the revelation of potential jurors’ posts about him on social media because “he’s so mean to other people.”
Mary Trump added that the trial is something he’s “probably been dreading for the last five and a half decades.”
“So part of him was probably always terrified that this was going to happen, but also, he probably never believed it would happen because he always gets his way.” And here we are. And believe me, he understands how serious this is.
Trump, who often refers to President Biden as ‘Sleepy Joe,’ appeared fatigued in court and was seen asleep in his chair by several reporters at the start of his criminal trial, where he faces 34 felony counts related to falsifying records. commercial. to cover up a flirtation with a porn star.
After the lunch break, he closed his eyes several times again and seemed to realize that he was falling asleep, stiffening his posture.
Mary Trump suggested the former president’s apparent lethargy could be why the trial is affecting him
Nap in court? The former president appeared red-eyed as he attended jury selection in his hush money trial at Manhattan Central Court in New York on Monday.
“Trump appears to be sleeping,” New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman tweeted from the room and repeated it on CNN.
“His head keeps falling and his mouth goes slack.”
The claim sparked a wave of hashtags on social media and was seized upon by the Biden/Harris campaign, but furiously denied by Team Trump.
“This is 100% fake news coming from ‘journalists’ who were not even in the courtroom,” they said in a statement.
Biden’s campaign team issued a statement purportedly about poll ratings titled “Wake Up Donald: After Stormy Abortion Ban Coverage, Trump’s Poll Memo Attempts to Silence Panic.”
There was even less moderation on social media, where hashtags such as ‘DonSnoreleone’, ‘The Nodfather’ and ‘Sleepy Don’ quickly went viral.
The former president appeared with slightly pink eyes in photos taken in court, but most reporters stated that Trump remained focused throughout.
Trump arrives to attend the first day of his trial for allegedly covering up money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City.
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman repeated the furiously disputed claim on CNN.
‘Donald Trump sat with his face impassive, his eyes half-lidded and his lips pursed as his lawyers battled with prosecutors over how many salacious (and false) National Enquirer headlines could be shown to jurors and whether they could hear him say ‘grab ’em by the penis ‘. ***s’ or if they could only read transcripts of the famous Access Hollywood tape,’ Rob Crilly of DailyMail.com reported.
‘Trump dominated the space between his legal team.
‘He leaned back in his chair or moved forward to look at a video screen, like a silverback gorilla reminding the room who was boss.
‘When a decision went against him, such as when Judge Juan Merchán ruled that he would not recuse himself, he briefly showed his frustration, nodding furiously.
“But at other times he did his impression of a jurist: brow furrowed, head tilted as if considering the judge’s decision on the admission of Molineux evidence.”
Dr Chris Winter, a Virginia neurologist, told DailyMail.com that Trump may have been struggling due to a lack of caffeine, because he didn’t have access to his beloved Diet Cokes.
Trump is said to drink up to 12 cans of the stuff every day, accumulating as much caffeine as four 12-ounce cups of coffee.
The case centers on a $130,000 payment that Trump’s personal lawyer and intermediary, Michael Cohen, made shortly before the 2016 election to porn actress Stormy Daniels to prevent her claims of a sexual encounter with Trump from becoming public. .
Dr. Chris Winter, a Virginia neurologist, told DailyMail.com that Trump may have struggled due to a lack of caffeine, because he didn’t have access to his beloved Diet Cokes.
A sketch by veteran judicial artist Jane Rosenberg showed that Trump had fallen asleep in his chair. Other journalists in the courtroom backed up Maggie Haberman’s earlier report that the former president had fallen asleep.
The case centers on a $130,000 payment that Trump’s lawyer and personal fixer, Michael Cohen, made shortly before the 2016 election to porn actress Stormy Daniels.
Prosecutors say Trump concealed the true nature of the payments in internal records when his company reimbursed Cohen, who pleaded guilty to federal charges in 2018 and is expected to be a star witness for the prosecution.
Trump has denied having a sexual encounter with Daniels and his lawyers argue that the payments to Cohen were legitimate legal expenses.
Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and has pleaded not guilty.
He could face up to four years in prison if convicted, although it is unclear whether the judge would choose to put him behind bars.