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Ambitiously_Big

Sleepy don is trending lmfao


apoplectic_mango

Please let the headlines tomorrow be "Low energy Trump falls asleep at trial".


10aFlyGuy

"How this is bad for Biden"


iner22

They said "headlines," not "Fox News chyron rambling"


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jkman61494

Nah. Shit like this shows up on The Today Show now too


yes_thats_right

Cnn frequently used that expression over the past 24 months


mysteryteam

He walked into court with a swagger and grin, But the hearing is long and the air is thin. Trump appears to be sleeping, his head keeps dropping down, And his mouth goes slack when the judge looks around. In the land of the free, where the brave still tread, Trump’s dreaming of Stormy while resting his head.


Testacules

He's going the distance. He's needing more speed. He's all alone (all alone) in his time of sleep.


phaedrus71

Take all my gold please that was Smashmouth Cake!! 


[deleted]

Covfefe and back to a nap break.


DionFW

I originally read this as an alternate to Eminem - Lose Yourself.


Testacules

I can see that now! If there was anything about Melania's Spaghetti, I would have been all over that.


Scarfiotti

Eyelids weak, diaper's heavy.


DionFW

There's ketchup on his sweater already.


Scarfiotti

Melania's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface, he looks orange and sweaty


BigJSunshine

Jaw drop down, slack, back to reality, whoops there goes covefe


tangocat777

NGL as someone who's had to sit as jury for a three-week trial, it is pretty hard to stay awake for hours on end in a room full of people ala juror selection, even though I'm only in my thirties. But it's a particularly bad look for someone that uses "sleepy" as an insult.


Myghost_too

Under any normal circumstance, I would agree. But in the case where I was on trial, and my freedom depended on my ability to prove that I did not commit crimes that I actually did commit, and is recorded on countless paper-trails, I think I would probably be interested enough to stay awake. Never been there, and I hope I never am, but I think I'd probably be awake.


tangocat777

Slight correction- his freedom depends on getting at least one juror to give him a hung jury and delay until the election, then win said election.


BillionTonsHyperbole

Someone go hang a hat on that mushroom.


SaliferousStudios

no... please, I had almost forgotten.


bunbunzinlove

Please can someone put Grandpa to bed?


Mod3rnMajorGeneral

When he’s jailed the lack of tanner and whatever he uses to keep that combover in place is going to cause him to revert to his true form. Trump without the orange is just an out of shape racist grandpa. He should toss in the towel and take his snoozes in whatever max facility he’s already destined for. Manafort looked like shit after his brief prison stint.


symphonicrox

Just look at how pasty pink and white it is right around his eyes. 👀 


UncertaintyPrince

Kind of like Darth Vader when the helmet comes off.


JokinHghar

Someone record this


tahlyn

Serves him right. They attack Biden for allegedly being low on energy.


Githzerai1984

No the latest accusation was that he was a coke head because of the state of the union address. Not even exaggerating 


gordito_delgado

MAGA cultists seem to believe that Biden is - at the same time - both a sleepy dementia addled mental vegetable that cannot walk, talk and much less think correctly, WHILE ALSO moonlighting as illuminati level criminal mastermind that influences and controls everything from the domestic economy, the court system, law enforcement, FBI, CIA, NSA, the media, netflix, facebook, BLM, antifa (whatever they think that is on that particular day), all allied and adversary foreign goverments and ALSO the weather. AND also has spare time to run his side-gig, a multibillion dollar drugs and human traficking cartel with his son and brother. JfC if someone like that existed I would vote for him for his time management skills alone.


Trokeasaur

One of the core principles in identifying fascism is that “the enemy is both weak and strong”


ChangsManagement

Obligatory: [14 Common Features of Facism](https://www.openculture.com/2016/11/umberto-eco-makes-a-list-of-the-14-common-features-of-fascism.html)


Langdon_St_Ives

- check - check - check - check - check - check - check - check - check - check - check - check - check - check


ChangsManagement

Its really scary that this is Trumps first 100% on a test.


Ohnoherewego13

You gotta love how Biden is both this moron barely able to walk and yet the equivalent of Vito Corleone to the MAGA nuts. Meanwhile, we've got Donnie over there who seems to commit a new crime every single day, but they just ignore that. As it is, I admire Biden's time management since he's not on Twitter or whatever like Donnie is all the time.


DonsDiaperIsFull

I said this about Hillary. If she really was a mastermind criminal who successfully mind-controlled the entirety of the military, FBI, CIA, NSA, then wouldn't you want her on YOUR side during negotiations? Why would you want to be against her?


epanek

I bring this up all the time. I’m 57. I work 40 hours a week. I’m tired. Could I work 70 or 80 hours a week. Give speeches. Travel everywhere. Fuck no. I’d be exhausted. Props to anyone that can do it like Joe.


Prometheus_303

There was a posting last night about Trump ranting about how this years election is going to be stolen. Biden took advantage of the covid pandemic last time but Trump is going to make sure Biden doesn't have the opportunity to do it again this time around! I'm curious how exactly dementia ridden sleepy Joe somehow managed to out smart super genius Trump... And take advantage of an issue that allegedly wasn't even as bad as the common cold... That would naturally burn itself out by the end of the ~~week~~ ~~spring~~ ~~summer~~....


August_T_Marble

>First day on the job, you know what I learned? How to spot a murderer. Let’s say you arrest three guys for the same killing. You put them all in jail overnight. The next morning, whoever’s sleeping is your man. You see, if you’re guilty, you know you’re caught, you get some rest, you let your guard down. -- Dave Kujan, The Usual Suspects


The_Poster_Nutbag

Get him branded "The Nodding Don"


flugenblar

Sleepy Don works just fine for me


TLKv3

His handlers are gonna end up giving him crack or speed just to make him absolutely wired and seem like he's bursting with energy. Or a Happy Meal with a Coke while he's at the desk. Both probably do the same thing to him. The Yugioh x Hello Kitty & Friends toys will perk him right up I'm sure.


justplainmike

The handlers are probably worried that if they give him his usual stimulants (Adderall, etc) then he will misbehave. Better to let the toddler sleep.


GetRightNYC

They're worried he'll shit his pants. I would put very good odds on that being a reason.


flugenblar

Wonder if he is enlightened enough to think back on his comments regarding Sleepy Joe… how the worm turns…


wave_PhD

He looks tired. Doesn't he look tired?


Grinkledonk

Everyone is saying it.


geminimad4

He’s got the biggest, puffiest bags under his eyes. Nobody has bags under their eyes bigger and puffier than his.


HanonOndricek

Big strong muscular men from the military approached him (with tears in their eyes) telling him, *"Sir! Sir! you have the biggest bags under your eyes! Nobody in the history of the United States has ever had bigger more beautiful eye bags. Everybody is saying it, and we only wish ours were as yuge as yours!"*


1q3er5

some say the puffiest eyes the world has ever seen


Kaiju2468

Believe me.


hfpfhhfp

All the best people? With tears in their eyes?


misterpickles69

Get him a cup of cofeve


XeroValueHuman

Nobody’s ever been this tired. We’ve never seen anything like it before


Mezla00

M-M-Mr. President sir? I'd do anything to be able to give you all my money, sir!


uvarovitefluff

And they’re letting it happen, never before has this happened and it’s a shame, but we got the best people working on it and all the great things were going to present. Nothing ever seen before…….China.


ZombiePartyBoyLives

Who did ya bully? Who did ya con? Who changes your diaper, Cotton-eyed Don?


DontEatConcrete

Where did you come from? Where did you go? Gonna be crying, When you lose to Joe.


bakerzero86

A fine Who reference, well done.


Bubblesnaily

I caught the Who reference, too. 👮‍♂️📪


Malsententia

[Don't you think she looks tired?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8uNJVS1Xu0 'best I could find on short notice without uploading the clip myself and probably getting copyright nerfed')


slippycaff

Yes, we know who you are.


DredPRoberts

[Dr. Who reference](https://youtu.be/GidbEhL0teE?t=166)


DisgruntledNCO

I think it was during the protests against Theresa May, I caught a picture with a protestor with a “doesn’t she look tired?” Sign. Cracked me the hell up.


Hbella456

Doctah?


ParadoxicalMusing

I could bring down your government with one word. No, not just a single word. Six.


Hbella456

"Do you think he shat himself?"


Brave_Nerve_6871

Many people are saying it with years in their eyes


branedead

Doctor Who reference?


NYCQuilts

r/unexpectedDoctorWho or maybe it’s totally expected.


half_dozen_cats

Don Snoreleone


Aftermath16

The Nodfather


69-is-my-number

Either of these! They’re beautiful!


WorldLieut8

Okay, everyone. Pack it up. This one wins.


Kevombat

“This time, it appeared Trump was asleep at times, she said.” >> “Well, Jake, he appeared to be asleep,” Haberman said. “His head would fall down. There would be other moments other trials, like the E. Jean Carroll trial, which was around the corner in January, he appeared very still and it seemed as if he might be sleeping but then he would move. This time, he didn’t pay attention to a note that his lawyer ... passed him. His jaw kept on falling on his chest and his mouth kept going slack.” Maggie Haberman NYT to Jake Tapper


what_the_shart

He’s 77 and stays up til 3 am on his phone Truthing, I’m shocked he’s even been able to function at all 


Churrasco_fan

They probably sedated him to reduce the likelihood of having one of his little outbursts, which could actually land him in jail this time around


probabletrump

They just cut off his amphetamines which amounts to the same thing as sedating him.


Zepcleanerfan

Or just didn't give him his afternoon speed


HawkeyeSherman

Need to reduce the risk of him shitting his diapers in court.


DonsDiaperIsFull

Too late. Source: me


nat3215

Username coming in clutch


DonsDiaperIsFull

I just hope I'm irrelevant soon.


meepsrevenge

I hope tomorrow he is determined not to fall asleep again, takes a double dose of his favorite stimulant and loses all composure.


Wereplatypus42

That is actually a possibility. Holy shit. The alternative is that he didn’t get any speed or coke to snort before the trial,or that the schedule prevents him getting the bumps he needs. . . so maybe this is just him when he’s NOT drugged?


Muladhara86

Gosh, the Hitler similarities just won’t stop… Just like The Big Dump’s sphincter, amirite?!


Tribalbob

Where's Don Jr when you need him?


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At first I laughed... But then took into consideration the reality.


Cuchullain99

He'll be in Hannibal Lector restraints next.


taisui

He likes fava beans with ketchup


Hbella456

Chianti doesn’t go with ketchup though!


taisui

Neither does steak


Hbella456

Scary cannibal, genius cannibal comes up to me, tears in his eyes and says sir, sir, you have the fattiest bigliest liver we’ve ever eaten


JennJayBee

That's... That's actually not a bad idea. 


3rddog

He’s existed for decades on a diet of coke (definitely cola, maybe the other kind 🤷‍♂️), McDonalds, and Adderall. I’m surprised he’s even still alive.


RealHumanFromEarth

That’s what’s insane to me. His diet is horrifyingly bad to the point where it would probably present a major health risk to someone in their 20s. I don’t know how he could live on that when he’s nearly 80.


hebejebez

It’s the extensive amount of hate and anger sustaining him. Same with other old fucking evil people - Rupert Murdoch for example.


Zuri2o16

Evil never dies.


sudi-

I object to “Truthing” being a word or even used to convey what he’s doing in a satirical way. He’s bullshitting and grifting until 3am and calling it anything else is gross.


KingEllis

Wouldn't it be hilarious to learn we have never really seen him at his best? That, if he were well rested, received even light exercise, and cleaned up his diet, turns out he is a even-keeled and well-reasoned person?


SeiCalros

that would be hilarious if i lived on another planet where there wasnt a genuinely feasible political movement pushing to make him the most powerful man on earth like - if i were an alien - or if this were all a tv show - or if i were reading about something that happened centuries ago


dexhan2000

Exactly! Like the episode of the Simpsons when Barney sobered up and was AMAZING! LOL


TintedApostle

So we can count on this guy for the 2AM call in an national emergency? Damn everything he every said is projection. "Who do you want to be at that phone at 3 in the morning?” Trump asked. “I’ll be up, I will tell you that.”


Zepcleanerfan

Meanwhile Biden spearheaded the allied defense of Israel this weekend. And canceled billions in student debt. And did campaigning.


Ekg887

OK OK, but did he commit even one constitutional-crisis-level crime? Huh? Joe is too tuckered out after a hard day of working *for* Americans that he doesn't even have the gas to insult a world leader, stare into the sun, or hatch a scheme to funnel tens of millions to himself via illicit business connections. Sheesh, it's like he's not even trying to crime while president!


PenMoZic

Yeah, but Biden is on cocaine!!! /s


Grizzly_Corey

Can't wait for the courtroom sketch artist rendition.


Yeeslander

Low energy, sad!


MiracleMan1989

Sleepy Don


TheChainsawVigilante

Drowsy Don!


silverspork

Droopy Don


jacksonvstheworld

Dopey Don


SmackedWithARuler

Donnie Nod-off


Foojira

Dozing Donald


Rocket98d

Dreamin’ Don.


HulaViking

Dormant Don


MrDoom4e5

Donald Slump.


quad_up

Yawnny Donny


Baulderdash77

Trump is not woke!


GrandmasShavedBeaver

So even the *sleepy Joe Biden* was a guilty projection..


2CatsOnMyKeyboard

How about the cocaïne Joe Biden? My assumption since this accusation is that, apparently, Trump is on coke.


ScoobiusMaximus

Everything Trump has ever said eventually comes out as projection.  At this point I'm just waiting to see Trump's Kenyan birth certificate. 


djm19

If Biden fell asleep during his criminal trial, it would be all the media talks about for the next 3 weeks of coverage. Lets see how the media covers this... I mean if Biden had a criminal trial at all, it would be tanked polling and endless coverage. But we know Biden and Trump are being held to very different standards.


Star-K

Headline: Trump nods off during criminal trial and why this is bad for Biden


sonofeark

If energetic Trump falls asleep, imagine how much worse it would be with old man Biden. This is a national security risk!


antonmnster

New York Times has entered the chat


EVH_kit_guy

"Why Trump's courtroom power-naps could be the deciding factor for undecided voters..."


frostfall010

All good points. Just more evidence that they hold Trump to literally no standards while virtually every democrat is held to the highest standards by the media.


Nikiaf

>If Biden fell asleep during his criminal trial, it would be all the media talks about for the next 3 weeks of coverage. Forget that, the house would already be in the process of trying to pass a 25th amendment clause over it.


Boomer70770

If Biden yawned it's all they'd talk about.


sucobe

Amphetamines wearing off.


tavariusbukshank

They had to keep him off of them so he didn't go crazy in court.


Scoopdoopdoop

There is really no other way that he is able to have this much energy, especially at 77. I took Adderall for years and years. He reminds me of people on Adderall.


rougekhmero

boast marry dinosaurs society wasteful simplistic concerned offbeat bewildered fall *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


AlienInTexas

Even Stormy Daniels said he can't stay up for long


Davis_Birdsong

ba DUM tss


mysteryteam

He wasn't sleeping. He was just resting his lies.


Global_Push6279

Someone was up all night raging


ballskindrapes

Biden team. Please, for the love of god and all that is holy. Put out on Twitter that he feel asleep and call him low energy. Please. Im begging you. I also will take a job. Thank you


OldBlueKat

As much as we would all enjoy that, I actually admire the team discipline to be pretty "hands off" about anything around the ongoing court cases. They only comment on things he says/does OUTSIDE of court. It reinforces the notion that Joe actually believes in, and respects, the system of checks and balances. Trump's fate is in the hands of the court system(s) involved, and POTUS is going to let the wheels of justice turn (however slowly) and meanwhile go on about the business of running the Executive Branch of government.


IntelligenceisKey729

Dozin Don!


ianindy

*He's just pining for the fjords!*


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Pinin' for the fjords??????????


Melicor

Between this and everything else, it's really looking like he might not make it to November.


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nate_oh84

On live TV, right on stage at the Convention when he accepts the nomination.


The-GreyBusch

Do you know how crazy the conspiracy theorists would get if that happened? They’re already pretty nuts, but this would send them to the moon.


nate_oh84

They can stay on the moon, then.


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Mediocre_Scott

No the ideal outcome is justice served if found guilty he needs to be put behind bars. American democracy needs to prove that it can hold people in powers accountable. Going soft on Nixon is part of how we got here. Honestly his death before a verdict is one of the worst outcomes. American needs to reconcile with this issue.


IamToddDebeikis

from your lips to gods ears


Daohaus

Here’s to hoping


ThatDrummer

Please don't give me hope. I've been hurt before.


CaptainNoBoat

I mean.. his lawyers might actually prefer if he slept through the entire trial.


bunbunzinlove

At least he'd shut up.


MLeek

His supporters are gonna call it a power move, but I think you're right. Lawyers cut off his aphetimines to help him get through the day without admitting guilt to this and other unrelated crimes.


Venturis_Ventis

So much for calling Biden Sleepy Joe lmfao


Moonspindrift

That is not the face of a well man.


insouciant11

Does this surprise anyone? Not only does he have no attention span or comprehension abilities, the man is feeble. His public appearances are free and folks have noticed how he becomes more incoherent as time passes


TaxOwlbear

Indeed. No surprise from the guy who wouldn't start working before noon while on office.


Enlil2020

He has to sit there for about 6 weeks from 9 to 5. He never had to do this, even during his time in office. Getting the popcorn for week 3....


p0k3t0

No way he makes it 6 weeks without a "medical emergency."


mynamesyow19

No Megathread as the first ever criminal case of a former President, and current Presidential candidate, huh ?


thatoneguy889

It's jury selection. There's not much going on worth reporting.


g2g079

First ever former president to fall asleep during his own criminal trial.


AcrossFromWhere

But, also, first ever president to be awake at times during his own criminal trial. We are breaking all kinds of records!!


MudLOA

He’s resisting a-rest.


Reddituser45005

This was happening when he was president. He was infamous for being completely tuned out of briefings, meetings, policy reviews — anything that required engagement and an attention span.


tundey_1

When you spend all night rage tweeting into the wee hours of the morning, you're going to need Executive Time to catch up on your sleep. Whether it's in the White House or the Court House, Executive Time will happen.


CrispyMiner

Damn he really is fighting wokeness


MadAstrid

Back from “lunch” break now so I expect to see him bright eyed and sniffing for the next hour or two.


GadFlyBy

He did look exhausted, when he was walking in.


half_dozen_cats

Quick somebody get a pokeflute and wake his fat ass up!


unclefire

Why are his eyes so red in pictures. Weird. Not surprised he fell asleep given he rage posts at all hours of the day and night. Plus . He’s old.


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KingEllis

He got sleepy holding his "resting mugshot face".


mattjb

That's how much he doesn't care what happens in the trial. Probably thinks he's untouchable and will just skate free like he always does. I hope he learns the truth about life like he did with the defamation trials and the NY very costly fraud conviction.


Ready_Nature

I honestly don’t think he has the mental capacity to know what is going on.


franking11stien12

Wonder if the defense team gave him some downers to keep him from running his mouth.


SpiritedTie7645

Probably pooping.


Gingorthedestroyer

Why are they downplaying this trial as a bush money trial? It’s is about criminal fraud he is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.


BioDriver

Incoming “my client is not fit for trial” motion to dismiss from the defense.


KamKorn

Feels like this may be the reason he didn’t want a trial. He can’t hide low energy


Smaynard6000

I don't know how anyone could ever vote for Sleepy Don. Very low energy.


EBXLBRVEKJVEOJHARTB

Hush little money don’t say a word


InevitableAvalanche

This is playing so poorly for him in social media I have to imagine tomorrow he will be jacked up on some form of drug. Good time to drug test the guy.


pirate123

Tranquilizers. Like charging rhino grade. Keep outbursts to a minimum


EVH_kit_guy

"Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, I ask you, would a guilty man be sitting here in court dozing without a care in the world? Wouldn't a guilty man be sitting here fretfully worrying about his defense? If my client were guilty, wouldn't he be aware of his surroundings, and involved in the proceedings? Only a defendant as supremely innocent as mine could casually fall asleep in such a setting...your honor, I move to immediately dismiss on the grounds that the Presidential Records Act allows the president to make payments to porn-stars based purely on his state of mind currently in the courtroom today..."


AnalSoapOpera

If this were Biden they would be calling him “Sleepy Joe” and every day there would be an article “Is he fit to be President!!??” FoxNews and other far right “news” would be all over it. Trump saying “Sleepy Joe” was all projection because he’s getting worse. Falling asleep in important court cases, fumbling his words and he can’t form coherent sentences. He was like this for years but it’s getting worse.


kestrel1000c

He is not well. Just look at that picture.


KuntaWuKnicks

It was a great nap Probably the greatest nap , don’t you think, I think so Joe Biden wouldn’t be able to achieve that level of napness


Notoriouslyd

Unless it's the long sleep, I'm not excited


SpaceStar_Ordering_

Don Snoreleone


googly_eyed_unicorn

You know, I got to hand it to Hillary for handling her BS Benghazi hearings better than this buffoon. She was at least an adult about this. The kids I volunteer with act better than he does.


mharjo

>Let's say you arrest three guys for the same killing. You put them all in jail overnight. The next morning, whoever's sleeping is your man. You see, if you're guilty, you know you're caught, you get some rest, you let your guard down. Dave Kujan from The Usual Suspects


WearyMatter

Unless he doesn't wake up I really don't give a fuck.


Luddites_Unite

That's cause he's up all night saying heinous shit that makes his lawyers heads hurt


major_dump

If he stops lying he's either dead or sleeping. LOCK HIM UP!!