{"id":244,"date":"2025-11-12T06:31:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T06:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/?p=244"},"modified":"2025-11-12T06:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T06:31:48","slug":"trump-mocked-as-dozy-don-after-photo-white-house-issues-scathing-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/?p=244","title":{"rendered":"Trump mocked as \u2018Dozy Don\u2019 after photo \u2013 White House issues scathing response"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-thumb entry-media thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ompichmedi3.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/581677635_1132992638989688_1176902864418244216_n-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Trump mocked as \u2018Dozy Don\u2019 after photo \u2013 White House issues scathing response\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-category\"><span class=\"cat-links\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-elements\"><span class=\"post-author\"><span class=\"posted-by vcard author\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted b<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content bloghash-entry\">\n<p><strong>The Trump administration has been forced to push back after video clips appeared to show the president dozing off mid-event, an awkward scene that quickly went viral across social media platforms.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-nodfather\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201dThe Nodfather..\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, cameras captured\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed during a televised Oval Office briefing on weight loss medications, prompting a wave of online jokes and memes labeling him \u201cDozy Don.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The irony wasn\u2019t lost on critics, given Trump\u2019s years of mocking his predecessor as \u201cSleepy Joe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the event, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump\u2019s head of Medicare services, announced new plans to cut the cost of popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs.<\/p>\n<p>As Oz spoke, Trump appeared to briefly slump in his seat, sparking widespread speculation that the president had fallen asleep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople can sleep again, because they can breathe when they go to bed,\u201d Oz said beside the Resolute Desk, while the president\u2019s eyelids seemed to lose their battle against gravity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-179943\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/10145606\/GettyImages-2244878578-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/10145606\/GettyImages-2244878578-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/10145606\/GettyImages-2244878578-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/10145606\/GettyImages-2244878578-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/10145606\/GettyImages-2244878578-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two months ago, California Governor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/Gavin-Newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a>, through his press office, began referring to Donald Trump as \u201cDozy Don\u201d after photos surfaced showing the president appearing to nod off during a public appearance.<\/p>\n<p>And Newsom wasted no time after seeing the new pictures, posting on X:\u00a0<em>\u201cDOZY DON IS BACK.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But it didn\u2019t stop there. Over the weekend, the governor\u2019s press office shared a photo collage of Trump with his eyes closed, captioned \u201cThe Nodfather\u201d \u2014 styled in the same font as the iconic\u00a0<em>Godfather<\/em>\u00a0movie poster.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1987192929363091816&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Ftrump-mocked-as-dozy-don-after-photo-white-house-issues-scathing-response%2F&amp;sessionId=a12df8f194e3f3de49cfacbb2851cdd170acc560&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1987192929363091816\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Now older than Joe Biden was when he entered the White House in 2020, Trump\u2019s apparent drowsiness fueled questions about his stamina during high-profile meetings.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-white-house-fires-back\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">White House fires back<\/h2>\n<p>The White House dismissed the viral footage as nonsense, issuing a fiery statement that labeled the coverage \u201cgarbage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe President was not sleeping; in fact, he spoke throughout and took many questions from the press during this announcement which represents a historic reduction in prices for Americans on two drugs that help Americans struggling with diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and other conditions,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The administration accused \u201cliberal media\u201d outlets of fixating on a non-story instead of covering what it called a major healthcare achievement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThis announcement by President Trump will save a significant amount of money and countless American lives, and yet the failing, liberal media want to push a garbage narrative instead of covering it,\u201d the White House told CNN.<\/p>\n<p>If implemented, the new policy would slash prices for GLP-1 drugs \u2014 dropping oral versions to $149 a month and injectable ones to $249.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-chaotic-week-in-the-west-wing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A chaotic week in the West Wing<\/h2>\n<p>The Oval Office briefing wasn\u2019t the only moment to raise eyebrows last week. In a separate incident, an unnamed pharmaceutical executive collapsed during another White House event, setting off a brief panic among attendees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/news\/donald-trump-reaction-white-house-attendee-collapses\/\">Photos<\/a>\u00a0from the scene showed Dr. Oz and other officials rushing to the man\u2019s aid. Health Secretary RFK Jr. was also spotted leaving the frame as staffers and reporters scrambled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-179942\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/10145223\/trumpsnl-edited.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/10145223\/trumpsnl-edited.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/10145223\/trumpsnl-edited-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/10145223\/trumpsnl-edited-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/10145223\/trumpsnl-edited-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/10145223\/trumpsnl-edited-664x350.jpg 664w\" alt=\"Donald Trump, James Austin Johnson. Credit: Getty Images, Youtube\/SNL\" width=\"781\" height=\"410\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pictures of Donald Trump, who was standing at his desk looking towards the cameras while people helped the man on the floor, quickly spread.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust replace the guy on the floor with America and we have the perfect painting for 2025,\u201d one person\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pics\/comments\/1oq6uj5\/oc_trump_looks_on_after_a_man_fainted_during_an\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0on Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>Oz later confirmed that the man had recovered after receiving medical attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted\u00a0 Posted b The Trump administration has been forced to push back after video clips appeared to show the president dozing off mid-event, an awkward scene that quickly went viral &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=244"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":245,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244\/revisions\/245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}