Donald Trump, 79, was caught dozing off on camera at his own $10 billion slush fund “Board of Peace” project meeting Thursday—the inaugural gathering of what he called “the most consequential board” ever assembled.
Cameras repeatedly captured the oldest president ever elected with his eyes closed as world leaders droned on in Washington, D.C. At one point, Trump jolted upright when applause broke out, snapping his eyes open in what anyone with functioning vision could identify as the universal sign of “oh shit, I fell asleep.”
The president had rambled for more than 45 minutes before taking his seat on stage. His eyelids started getting heavy less than an hour later, as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was speaking.
BREAKING: Trump humiliates himself, falling fully asleep during world leader speeches at his own "Board of Peace" meeting.
— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) February 19, 2026
He must be bored of peace.pic.twitter.com/hqNtnQrFjr
He also appeared slumped to the side with his eyes closed while the king of Bahrain spoke, and jolted awake again during remarks by Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah of Kuwait.
This is becoming a pattern. Trump has been spotted nodding off at roundtables and Cabinet meetings at the White House multiple times now.
His excuse? The meetings were boring.
“It was a little bit at the boring side, but I didn’t sleep,” Trump claimed at his most recent Cabinet meeting last month, insisting he only closed his eyes because things got “pretty boring.”
He also tried claiming cameras had simply caught him blinking—an explanation somewhat undermined by the existence of video footage.
Trump’s habit of falling asleep during meetings with world leaders while posting on Truth Social at 3 a.m. has raised obvious questions about the 79-year-old’s cognitive fitness for office.
Falling asleep during your own “most consequential board” is a particularly bold choice. “There’s never been anything close because these are the greatest world leaders,” Trump had declared at the top of the three-hour event.
At the end, the president remained seated while other world leaders gathered around him to sign fundraising pledges. He handed off the documents for others to hold up and distributed pens like he was signing legislation at the White House.
Sleepy Don strikes again.