Overview
- New roundups from The Guardian and others catalog episodes in which the 79-year-old president appeared to nod off, rambled off-topic, or delivered demonstrably false anecdotes.
- Specific 2025 moments include reported dozing in an Oval Office meeting, a Cabinet session, and a subsequent press conference, as well as a debunked claim linking his uncle to the Unabomber.
- The New York Times’ schedule analysis cited a later-starting, shorter public day and a 39% drop in official appearances compared with his first term.
- The White House rejects questions about fitness, quoting the president’s physician and allies who say he remains in excellent health and possesses exceptional mental sharpness.
- Political fallout is building, with reporting that Democrats plan to make fitness and acuity a midterm issue as viral clips and compilations highlight incidents from a roof stroll to walking away during a ceremony with Japan’s prime minister.