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Trump Can’t Help Dozing as His Cabinet Defends His Reckless War President Donald Trump was spotted snoozing while his Cabinet members delivered their dismal defenses of his disastrous war in Iran. As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed military operations in Iran at a Cabinet meeting Thursday, Trump appeared to fight to stay conscious. His eyes fluttered shut, and his head drooped downward. > Trump's face is drooping and his eyes are closed pic.twitter.com/zHuoQ4Suse > > — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 26, 2026 As Hegseth launched into a rant against the media, who he believes are making Trump’s war seem worse than it actually is, the president slumped over in his seat, keeping his eyes cast downward. > Hegseth: "You wouldn't know it if you listen to the dishonest, hate Trump media. The folks here in the room, these cameras, they have a choice. You're either informing the American people of the truth or you're not ... my message to the media is to get it right." pic.twitter.com/sn7EHhaoOu > > — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 26, 2026 Trump appeared similarly deflated while listening to Secretary of State Marco Rubio deliver his own defense of the flailing military campaign in the Middle East. > Marco Rubio: "Unlike them, we're hitting military targets" pic.twitter.com/tDIkQoixIp > > — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 26, 2026 “This has been an incredibly successful operation. Every day—it may not get covered because, unlike them, we’re not bombing embassies and hotels, we’re hitting military targets—but every day the Department of War lets the drummer get wicked over every portion of Iran that has these military capabilities, and the results are going to bear fruit for the world,” Rubio said. To the contrary, Iran has rendered many of America’s military bases in the Gulf region uninhabitable, sending troops scrambling to hotels or office spaces to prosecute Trump’s war remotely. Last week, Trump appeared to doze off while attending a task force Monday aimed at curbing crime in Memphis, Tennessee. Trump has repeatedly been spotted catching up on his sleep during major events and signings, and even admitted that he’d grabbed some shut-eye during Cabinet meetings because they were “boring as hell.” https://newrepublic.com/post/208134/trump-dozes-cabinet-meeting-reckless-iran-war