Toddlers are superior to Donald Trump in all ways, but they share one trait with the old man: A tendency to veer wildly between throwing tantrums or crashing into naps.
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On Monday, Trump's urge to sleep took over during the court proceedings at the Manhattan-based trial regarding "hush money" payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Multiple courtroom reporters saw Trump nodding off. "Trump closed his eyes several times. He then abruptly caught himself and stiffened his posture," the Washington Post reported.
There was much merriment in the political press over this because Trump is forever accusing his opponent, President Joe Biden, of being "sleepy." As usual with Trump, every accusation is a confession.
Trump's campaign appears to be especially chagrined by this, claiming it's "100% Fake News coming from 'journalists' who weren't even in the court room." (Every word of that statement, needless to say, is a lie.)
Trump's team has been working overtime to weave an illusion for his MAGA base that he is not the tired and cranky old man clearly visible in the pictures, but more like a hyperactive toddler or perhaps a petulant teenager. The campaign sent out an email Monday afternoon falsely claiming Trump "stormed out of court." Even while Trump was dozing off, someone pretended to be him posting on Truth Social. Presumably, they believe Trump's loyalists are dumb enough to picture their orange savior furiously typing on his phone under the defendant's table.