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AnotherMother4Peace

(5,009 posts)
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:15 PM Nov 9

Actual CNN headline: "Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes

during Oval Office event spread across social media" - CNN - newsflash! tRump was SLEEPING! - Appearing to close his eyes?!?! The photos show different. Many people don't go past the headline, so CNN do better.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/politics/trump-oval-office-event

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Actual CNN headline: "Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes (Original Post) AnotherMother4Peace Nov 9 OP
Other photos: no_hypocrisy Nov 9 #1
The fact that CNN is even acknowledging it at all is shocking. BannonsLiver Nov 9 #2
True. I was surprised CNN had it on the front page, but the story was everywhere, so AnotherMother4Peace Nov 9 #3
Don't need a talking head to tell me trump is a friggin moron, when they show him being a friggin moron. Video worth a Silent Type Nov 9 #4
Or they could just tell the truth SocialDemocrat61 Nov 9 #8
Thye showed the truth, any moron could see it. Of course, trumpsters don't care. Silent Type Nov 9 #13
Many people don't go past the headline, which one had to do to see the truth. nt AnotherMother4Peace Nov 9 #14
CNN is visual, unless one is reading their website. The fact is, media is not our problem. Now, if they weren't showing Silent Type Nov 9 #17
Silent Type, we seem to disagree on everything, so let's agree to disagree again. nt AnotherMother4Peace Nov 9 #21
There job is to report the truth SocialDemocrat61 Nov 9 #18
They did. You should read the article. Silent Type Nov 9 #19
Most don't read past the headline SocialDemocrat61 Nov 9 #20
Like when he stumbled to his feet & stood "at attention" looking like an ugly ass old Zombie? AnotherMother4Peace Nov 9 #9
Delusional! Slobby was passed out! SheltieLover Nov 9 #5
absolutely infuriating isn't it? Takket Nov 9 #6
He didn't *appear* to close his eyes. He closed them. They were closed. There was no "appeared" about it. Ocelot II Nov 9 #7
LMAO W_HAMILTON Nov 9 #11
He closed his eyes. He appeared to be sleeping. 617Blue Nov 9 #12
a certain way with words ... stopdiggin Nov 9 #22
Are you gonna believe me or your lying eyes? unblock Nov 9 #10
CNN will not be doing better. CNN is doing exactly what they intend to do. RockRaven Nov 9 #15
Ha, ha that's an old joke Farmer-Rick Nov 9 #16

BannonsLiver

(20,200 posts)
2. The fact that CNN is even acknowledging it at all is shocking.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:18 PM
Nov 9

They are a tool of the regime like WaPo, NYT and Politico.

AnotherMother4Peace

(5,009 posts)
3. True. I was surprised CNN had it on the front page, but the story was everywhere, so
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:22 PM
Nov 9

they covered it the best they could.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
4. Don't need a talking head to tell me trump is a friggin moron, when they show him being a friggin moron. Video worth a
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:22 PM
Nov 9

zillion words.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
17. CNN is visual, unless one is reading their website. The fact is, media is not our problem. Now, if they weren't showing
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:53 PM
Nov 9

sleepy/moron trump, that would be different.

And, could you point out where the actual text of the linked article says anything positive about our racist-in-chief.

AnotherMother4Peace

(5,009 posts)
9. Like when he stumbled to his feet & stood "at attention" looking like an ugly ass old Zombie?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:27 PM
Nov 9

That sure was video worth a zillion words.

Takket

(23,433 posts)
6. absolutely infuriating isn't it?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:24 PM
Nov 9

meanwhile if Biden stumbles walking up stairs the media declares him completely incapable of holding office without even asking any questions.

Ocelot II

(128,839 posts)
7. He didn't *appear* to close his eyes. He closed them. They were closed. There was no "appeared" about it.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:25 PM
Nov 9

They remained actually and not just apparently closed for a period of time, as the video plainly indicates. You might reasonably say he appeared to be asleep, but he also appeared to be in a coma or dead, and there was no way to know for sure which without jabbing him with a pointed stick or offering him a 14-year-old girl. But CNN can't risk offending Himself, so they had to fudge an obvious fact. CNN's enshittification continues unabated.

stopdiggin

(14,919 posts)
22. a certain way with words ...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 01:57 PM
Nov 9

"without jabbing him with a stick ... "
Oh, please, please .. can I ?!

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unblock

(55,859 posts)
10. Are you gonna believe me or your lying eyes?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:28 PM
Nov 9

It's one thing to hedge on whether or not he was actually asleep. Silly, but one could at least argue we don't know that either 100% certainty (only like 99.5% lol).

But it's ludicrous to hedge on whether or not his eyes were closed while publishing photographs evidence of closed eyes.

RockRaven

(18,624 posts)
15. CNN will not be doing better. CNN is doing exactly what they intend to do.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:45 PM
Nov 9

Adjust your interpretations of CNN content accordingly.

Farmer-Rick

(12,408 posts)
16. Ha, ha that's an old joke
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:49 PM
Nov 9

My Dad use to do it in his recliner chair. He'd have his eyes closed, maybe even be snoring lightly. He'd hear us talking about him sleeping and say "I'm just resting my eyes."

Pedo Trump was just resting his eyes, in the middle of a press conference on obesity. Later after awaking to the sounds of an elderly man falling to the ground. He appeared to be simply standing, with a blank look, waiting to be directed to the next presidential act of staring off into space.

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