Donald Trump, 79, has finally admitted what everyone watching could already see: he’s been sleeping through his own Cabinet meetings. Or, as he puts it, “resting” because they’re “boring as hell.”

In an interview with New York magazine, the president copped to closing his eyes during the marathon sycophant sessions but insists he’s not actually sleeping. His defense? He moves his hand to signal he’s listening. That’s his tell that he’s awake, apparently.

THE DETAILS: “I’m going around a room, and I’ve got 28 guys—the last one was three and a half hours,” Trump said of his December Cabinet meeting. “I have to sit back and listen, and I move my hand so that people will know I’m listening. I’m hearing every word, and I can’t wait to get out.”

There’s just one problem: video footage from that meeting showed Trump slumped forward with his eyes shut tight as his secretaries took turns lavishing praise on him.

And at a roundtable event less than a week later? Same deal—eyes closed, hands in lap, no movement to signal consciousness whatsoever. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was speaking at the time.

OF COURSE:To be fair to Trump, his Cabinet meetings are genuinely insufferable. They’ve become notorious for their North Korea-style devotion, with secretary after secretary heaping praise on Dear Leader instead of, you know, discussing policy.

Rollins herself thanked Trump for “saving” college football (he didn’t) and for “taking back” Labor Day from Democrats (not a thing). “The country just feels different,” she gushed. “There’s such optimism and love.”

Enough to put anyone to sleep, honestly.

BUT BUT BUT: Trump’s nap attacks aren’t limited to Cabinet meetings. He dozed off earlier this month while standing behind the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs during a major press event about Venezuela.

A week later, he “rested his eyes” again—surrounded by children during an Oval Office event promoting whole milk. Nothing says engaged leadership like catching z’s in front of kids holding dairy products.

ZOOM OUT: The sleepiness is just one piece of a larger picture. Trump has been spotted with bruised hands, severely swollen ankles, and has struggled to walk in a straight line. More concerning are the mental lapses—like referring to Greenland as Iceland on four separate occasions during his address to the World Economic Forum last week.

Remember when “Sleepy Joe” was the most devastating insult in Trump’s arsenal? The man who made cognitive fitness a political weapon is now nodding off during his own events while approaching 80. The irony writes itself.