Lame duck President Joe Biden appears to have fallen asleep during a meeting with African leaders Wednesday. This phenomenon has been ongoing for years, having earned the outgoing Democrat the moniker ‘Sleepy Joe‘ after Donald Trump repeatedly made fun of the tired politician.
President Biden joined African leaders at the Lobito Corridor Trans-Africa Summit in Lobito, Angola on Wednesday. While sitting at the big-boy table listening to various national leaders address the group, Biden is seen with his face in his hand, eyes closed, nearly motionless as if trying to get some much needed rest.
EMBARRASSING: President Biden falls asleep in the middle of a summit with African leaders.
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 4, 2024
And we were told he was "as sharp as ever."
Does he even know who Hunter is?pic.twitter.com/Na1HG7E5ms
While jet lag may have contributed to the unscheduled nap time, it should be noted that his aids have reported the President ‘struggles to function after 4 pm’.
Axios reported key points regarding Biden’s performance, relayed to them by his aids:
- From 10am to 4pm, Biden is dependably engaged — and many of his public events in front of cameras are held within those hours.
- Outside of that time range or while traveling abroad, Biden is more likely to have verbal miscues and become fatigued, aides told Axios.
It should be noted that the President has sole discretion and authority to launch nuclear weapons, as reported by Annie Jacobson.
This is not the first geopolitical meeting Biden has dozed off in. Even CNN reported how the President appears to have caught some extra shuteye at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland in 2021.
Biden appears to fall asleep during COP26 opening speeches pic.twitter.com/az8NZTWanI
— Zach Purser Brown (@zachjourno) November 1, 2021
Back during the 2020 presidential campaign, Trump blasted Biden for his sleepy behavior.
China is on a massive disinformation campaign because they are desperate to have Sleepy Joe Biden win the presidential race so they can continue to rip-off the United States, as they have done for decades, until I came along!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 21, 2020
Compilations from 2020 show the lackluster performance of Biden while he campaigned to become the leader of the free world.
Biden really is a master wordsmith pic.twitter.com/R5IyvRSIEl
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 24, 2020
When the President is fully rested, the unusual behavior only increases though. In October Biden hosted a Halloween party where he bit babies. While still on the 2024 campaign trail in April, Biden told rally-goers how cannibals ate Uncle Bosey.