Overview
- Video from the U.S. Institute of Peace shows President Trump closing his eyes during remarks by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Félix Tshisekedi at a pact‑signing event.
- The episode follows footage earlier this week of Trump repeatedly closing his eyes during a lengthy Cabinet meeting where officials delivered extended remarks.
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt rejected claims that Trump slept, saying he ran the meeting and was listening closely.
- The White House has confirmed Trump underwent preventative cardiovascular and abdominal MRI checks in October, with aides describing the results as normal.
- Fox News medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel publicly defended the brief eye‑closing as harmless, while critics and comedians highlighted prior Trump attacks on Joe Biden’s alertness and renewed reports of a lighter presidential schedule.