President Donald J. Trump offered yet another moment of unfiltered vulnerability — and embarrassment — when cameras caught him dozing off during a White House event on milk policy, raising fresh questions about his stamina, focus, and fitness for office.
The bizarre episode unfolded Wednesday afternoon as Trump stood flanked by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who were explaining the benefits of milk and touting a new bipartisan bill that allows schools to serve whole and 2 % milk instead of just low-fat or fat-free options.
But while his own Cabinet schooled him on the virtues of dairy, Trump’s eyes closed repeatedly for several seconds, looking more like someone nodding off than a chief executive engaged in policy discussion — a sight that didn’t go unnoticed by observers inside and outside the room.
Trump tried to spin the moment as nothing more than “blinking,” but the optics were hard to ignore. He also took the podium to claim drinking milk had helped him “ace every one of three cognitive tests he’s taken — screenings critics say are hardly rigorous measures of fitness.
This event isn’t an isolated stumble. Videos and reports show Trump again and again struggling to stay alert at televised events, with aides often speaking over him or visibly cueing him during longer meetings. At a December Cabinet session, footage captured him drifting off while multiple officials spoke.
The timing of this latest hit to Trump’s public persona is politically sensitive. He frequently mocked President Joe Biden as “Sleepy Joe” for signs of mental fog during his presidency — a taunt now increasingly echoed back at Trump by critics who see a mirror image of the very thing he derided.
Medical experts and commentators have weighed in more directly in recent days. Some doctors say repeated incidents of appearing to nod off in public — especially at a relatively short signing event — *could* reflect fatigue, side effects of medication, or stress. Others note that Trump’s health profile, including diagnosed **chronic venous insufficiency, swollen ankles, and bruising, adds to the picture of a leader struggling to maintain his physical baseline.
At one point, Trump even mused publicly about aging — reflecting that he’s often “the oldest person in the room” and sounding somewhat melancholic about his own advancing years, another moment that drew scrutiny from both allies and detractors.
Back at the milk event, a young girl in the audience appeared to notice Trump’s drifting attention and glanced up at her guardian in visible confusion after what sounded like a flatulence. The clip spread fast online, feeding growing chatter about the president’s decline.
Watch the clip below:
Donald Trump falls asleep and farts in front of two young girls. pic.twitter.com/Elnk0qpa8G
— Gandalv (@Microinteracti1) January 14, 2026
