Megyn Kelly’s Defense of Trump’s Daytime Napping
Despite her recent criticisms of President Donald Trump, podcaster Megyn Kelly has defended his occasional daytime napping, suggesting it is due to fatigue and the monotony of events rather than any hidden medical condition. This commentary came after social media videos and photos circulated showing the president with his eyes closed during a speech by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, as well as during previous Oval Office and Cabinet meetings.
Critics and medical analysts have raised concerns about his physical fitness, speculating on potential underlying health risks. However, Kelly took to social media to challenge this narrative, offering a different perspective.
Kelly’s Social Media Response
In a post shared on her official X account, Kelly mocked the mainstream media’s framing of the incidents. “I love how Trump occasionally nodding off has got to be some secret, scary medical issue,” she wrote. She suggested that the behavior is simply human, stating, “Maybe it’s just that he doesn’t sleep much at night and these events are … kinda long/dry/ not that scintillating?”
This defense marked a sudden shift from her recent public stance. Just days prior, during an appearance on the “Hodgetwins Podcast,” she had launched a scathing critique of Trump’s personal life, asserting that he “has cheated on every wife he’s had.”
Critique of Trump’s Personal Life
“And by the way, Ivana, his first wife, accused him of raping her. She alleged in her first book that he was so angry over the hair transplant he got that she made him get. It was so painful that he raped her. And she later retracted that when he ran for president, but that stood on the books for some time,” Kelly said. “I don’t know whether that’s true or not, but just saying, clearly not a great relationship there. And then he winds up with Melania, and you know, if you think Trump’s been faithful to Melania, that’s great. You got bigger issues than I can solve here.”
Despite her frequent criticism of his character and polling numbers, Kelly stepped in to downplay the health controversy.
Trump’s Response to Health Concerns
For his part, Trump dismissed the health speculation following a routine checkup at Walter Reed Medical Center, posting on Truth Social that “everything checked out PERFECTLY.”
Medical Expert’s Concerns
Dr. Jonathan Reiner, director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at The George Washington University Hospital and professor of medicine at The George Washington University, disagrees with Kelly. He frequently comments on the president’s penchant for daytime dozing. “He’s fallen asleep in the Oval Office on multiple occasions with people talking to him in the cabinet room, and there was concern yesterday that he might have fallen asleep at Arlington National Cemetery during Memorial Day observances,” Dr. Reiner said Tuesday on CNN.
Risks of Chronic Daytime Somnolence
Dr. Reiner warned that chronic daytime somnolence and underlying sleep issues are serious conditions that can elevate the risk of cognitive decline, dementia, and cardiac events in older adults. “The president has severe daytime somnolence. He falls asleep very often. He’s fallen asleep in the Oval Office on multiple occasions with people talking to him, in the cabinet room. Chronic insomnia is a severe illness. It can result in an increase in risk of dementia, a decrease in cognitive effects in older people,” he said.
