Overview
- Videos from the Oval Office press conference show the president with eyes closed for extended stretches as speakers addressed the policy announcement.
- The Washington Post analyzed multiple recordings and reported he fought to keep his eyes open for nearly 20 minutes.
- CNN noted repeated eye rubbing and long eye closures but did not report a medical determination that he slept.
- The White House, through spokesperson Taylor Rogers, rejected claims he slept and emphasized that he delivered remarks and took questions.
- The event highlighted planned price cuts for two drugs used for obesity and related conditions, featured officials including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and drew mockery from opponents such as California Governor Gavin Newsom.