Donald Trump appeared to doze off during his ‘hush money’ trial – 24 scathing verdicts
Donald Trump is now officially the first president to face a criminal trial, accused of falsifying business records to cover up a cover up – namely paying Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about their alleged sexual encounter.
Trump denies all the charges.
Having sex with Donald J. Trump is not a crime. (Although in a just world, it would be.)
The #TrumpTrial is not about sex, it is about covering up sex with fraudulent business records to influence an election. And that *is* a crime.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) April 15, 2024
Judge Juan Merchan threatened to jail Trump if he causes a commotion in court or fails to attend any of the sessions. He didn’t say anything about what might happen if the defendant formerly known as ‘Mr President’ decided to take a nap.
Haberman: Trump appeared to be asleep. His head would fall down… He didn’t pay attention to a note his lawyer passed him. His jaw kept falling on his chest and his mouth kept going slack. pic.twitter.com/Y9niQfZc3W
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 15, 2024
New York Times reporting that Donald Trump has fallen asleep at his trial. pic.twitter.com/oEBXHIdIsX
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) April 15, 2024
Before long, both #SleepyDon and #DonSnoreleone were trending, alongside other spectacular takedowns. Here are some of the best.
1.
Honestly, let him sleep.
Wheel him into a fake Oval Office on the back nine of Trump National, tell him he’s the president, hand him a Diet Coke and a hamberder, play a nature video, quietly close the door, and walk away.#SleepyDon pic.twitter.com/jupvKVGrNa— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) April 15, 2024
2.
Sleepy Don fell asleep in court.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 15, 2024
3.
To be fair, that's also a description of him trying to operate velcro. https://t.co/qPjkVEb54e
— HENRY MORRIS (@mrhenrymorris) April 15, 2024
4.
But do you nap with him too? #Sleepydon pic.twitter.com/Za9k7qvpDn
— TizzyEnt (@TizzyEnt) April 15, 2024
5.
Shocker: Neither Fox News or Fox Business has mentioned reports of Trump falling asleep in court today
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 15, 2024
6.
To be clear, "Sleepy Joe" is awake and criss-crossing the country, while Trump is literally asleep at his own criminal trial. https://t.co/3QtWYhc3Bi
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) April 15, 2024
7.
Jesus Suffering F if Biden fell asleep at something even remotely comparable to a trial that could end with him going to prison like Trump just did IT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING ON TELEVISION, THE INTERNET AND EXTRA SENSORY COMMUNICATION
TRUMP
FELL
ASLEEP
SITTING
UPRIGHT pic.twitter.com/5rfVz8vTzu— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) April 15, 2024
8.
Anticipated courtroom sketch of #DonSnoreleone on his first day in court: #TheDefenseRests pic.twitter.com/1hUOZ86Gkc
— SnarkTank (@TheSnarkTank99) April 15, 2024
9.
Maga: Sleepy Joe!
Trump: Zzzzzzzz *drool
Maga: https://t.co/fIbSewu7Sj
— A.M.W. ⚖️ (@AmieMcWayne) April 15, 2024
10.
Stormy did say Trump wasn’t able to stay up for long.#SleepyDon
— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) April 15, 2024
11.
If Trump is too old and weak to stay awake at his own criminal trial, what do you think will happen in the Situation Room? pic.twitter.com/5sM8ghcD9b
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) April 15, 2024
12.
“Trump appears to be sleeping.” Trump is falling asleep during his courtroom trial. Pretty rich for a guy who calls his opponent “Sleepy Joe”. (Video: CNN) pic.twitter.com/CrmZhxJCLY
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) April 15, 2024