Overview
- Video from the U.S. Institute of Peace shows the 79-year-old president closing his eyes as Rwanda’s Paul Kagame delivered remarks.
- Footage captured the president still appearing drowsy as DRC President Félix Tshisekedi approached the podium to speak.
- The ceremony marked a U.S.-hosted signing with Kagame and Tshisekedi in attendance at the Institute’s Washington, D.C., headquarters.
- Social media users, including Shannon Watts and Jim Acosta, circulated clips and posted mocking comments about the episode.
- This was the latest instance after televised footage earlier in the week showed the president appearing to doze during a Cabinet meeting.