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CNN’s “fact-checker” rushed to the rescue Saturday after Twitter users began speculating that President Joe Biden had “fallen asleep” during his Oval Office meeting a day earlier with newly appointed Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
For the majority of the 13-minute meeting Friday, the president was fairly lively — or, rather, as lively as a 78-year-old man suspected of having dementia can be.
Near the tail end of the meeting, however, he began acting suspiciously by allowing his head to droop so that it was pointing down as if he was dozing off.
Here’s a screenshot from the White House’s YouTube feed:
This footage led to massive speculation that he’d “fallen asleep.”
Even renowned school safety advocate JT Lewis, the founder of Newton Helps Rwanda, raised some concerns, though to his credit, he admitted his uncertainty.
“Joe Biden appears to have fallen asleep during a meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel,” he tweeted Saturday afternoon.
Notice the use of “appears.” It was an admission that he wasn’t certain. He even included a video clip so that others could make up their own mind.
Watch:
Joe Biden appears to have fallen asleep during a meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel. pic.twitter.com/wdqHRmKC3G
— JT Lewis (@thejtlewis) August 28, 2021
From the responses, it seems others also got the impression that the president had indeed “fallen asleep.”
Look:
Whether he’s sleeping, dozing, “resting his eyes”, taking a break – there’s nothing normal or appropriate about his behavior in this meeting.
— Nichole Perreault (@nicholelizaq) August 29, 2021
Oh wow. This is him actually asleep. My god. What are we doing. I don’t want a President Harris, but I legit feel bad for him at this point. If that was my grandpa, I’d be so mad.
— David Brazeel (@DavidHBrazeel) August 28, 2021
Oh my goodness! He truly looks asleep
— Lyadonna (@Lyadonna1) August 28, 2021
He is definitely taking a nap 😴
— Anthony Aragon (@beardedpapibroo) August 28, 2021
Yo boy sleep 💤
— SYLM (@X_SYLM) August 29, 2021
He must have missed afternoon pudding and nap time
— Jonathan Chapman (@CoffeeCigars87) August 29, 2021
In fact, even a couple Republican members of Congress got this impression.
Look:
Remove Joe Biden immediately!
Our country is in danger being controlled by a man who can’t even stay awake in a meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister.
We have already seen his decisions as Commander in Chief! 13 dead & our military demoralized!#ImpeachBiden or 25th now! https://t.co/Y8K3RhOSZP
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) August 28, 2021
Wake up, Joe. You have a resignation letter to sign! pic.twitter.com/Yf0ME0FpOv
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) August 28, 2021
Oh my God … https://t.co/YwTcRIq4fI
— Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) August 28, 2021
All this speculation provoked anger from CNN “fact-checker” Daniel Dale.
“This ‘Biden asleep’ stuff is nonsense. Full vid … shows: 1) Biden talking; 2) Biden looking at Bennett; 3) Biden looking downward, his hands moving, starting right when Bennett mentioned this week’s ‘difficult days’; 4) Biden immediately replying to Bennett,” he angrily tweeted later that afternoon.
He also retweeted a Washington Post colleague who’d also called out “this silliness.”
Look:
This “Biden asleep” stuff is nonsense. Full vid https://t.co/1jC9JjOXag shows: 1) Biden talking; 2) Biden looking at Bennett; 3) Biden looking downward, his hands moving, starting right when Bennett mentioned this week’s “difficult days”; 4) Biden immediately replying to Bennett. pic.twitter.com/dJ9dLsoiTY
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 28, 2021
H/t to @daveweigel for pointing out that this silliness was percolating. https://t.co/0R20i0hZha
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 28, 2021
In this rare instance, it seems Dale had a point.
Seen below, the higher-quality full video of the meeting that he linked to does indeed show the president’s hands/fingers moving as he’s staring down.
It also shows him “immediately” replying after Bennett finishes speaking.
Watch:
That being said, critics have a point too.
Their point is that the president’s behavior was “inappropriate,” regardless of whether he’d “fallen asleep,” he’d been “dozing” or he’d just been “resting his eyes.”
Look:
Whether he’s sleeping, dozing, “resting his eyes”, taking a break – there’s nothing normal or appropriate about his behavior in this meeting.
— Nichole Perreault (@nicholelizaq) August 29, 2021
I wouldn’t say he fell asleep but that doesn’t change the fact that he doesn’t look like he’s engaged at all
— Jan Vecerka (@jannytsunami76) August 29, 2021
he looks when i would fall asleep at my first job and id wake up and twiddle my fingers just to make sure everyone around me thought i was just deep in thought
— ashcryer (@CumDumpTruck) August 29, 2021
Just resting his eyes… Also does it while driving and commanding the military.
— Andrew_James 🎯 (@doctordrewl) August 28, 2021
He may not be asleep but he’s hardly animated is he?
— Father Jack (@urcrazytoo) August 28, 2021
Even one Biden supporter admitted that the president “looked sleepy.”
I dunno. He looked sleepy to me. It was a long time with the head down and when he answered, it sounded like sleepy talk. (I favour him and would like that it didn’t appear this way, but it does.)
— Charles Marker (@cfmarker) August 29, 2021
And therein lies the crux of the matter — Biden seems to always look “sleepy” and behave sleepily, be it while delivering speeches or while meeting with foreign leaders.
Is it really so much to ask that the president and commander in chief of the United States not act like a sleepy nursing home patient 24/7/365?
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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.
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