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AnotherMother4Peace

(5,092 posts)
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:15 PM Nov 2025

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 2025 OP
Other photos: no_hypocrisy Nov 2025 #1
The fact that CNN is even acknowledging it at all is shocking. BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #2
True. I was surprised CNN had it on the front page, but the story was everywhere, so AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2025 #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 2025 #4
Or they could just tell the truth SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2025 #8
Thye showed the truth, any moron could see it. Of course, trumpsters don't care. Silent Type Nov 2025 #13
Many people don't go past the headline, which one had to do to see the truth. nt AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2025 #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 2025 #17
Silent Type, we seem to disagree on everything, so let's agree to disagree again. nt AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2025 #21
There job is to report the truth SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2025 #18
They did. You should read the article. Silent Type Nov 2025 #19
Most don't read past the headline SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2025 #20
Like when he stumbled to his feet & stood "at attention" looking like an ugly ass old Zombie? AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2025 #9
Delusional! Slobby was passed out! SheltieLover Nov 2025 #5
absolutely infuriating isn't it? Takket Nov 2025 #6
He didn't *appear* to close his eyes. He closed them. They were closed. There was no "appeared" about it. Ocelot II Nov 2025 #7
LMAO W_HAMILTON Nov 2025 #11
He closed his eyes. He appeared to be sleeping. 617Blue Nov 2025 #12
a certain way with words ... stopdiggin Nov 2025 #22
Are you gonna believe me or your lying eyes? unblock Nov 2025 #10
CNN will not be doing better. CNN is doing exactly what they intend to do. RockRaven Nov 2025 #15
Ha, ha that's an old joke Farmer-Rick Nov 2025 #16

BannonsLiver

(20,435 posts)
2. The fact that CNN is even acknowledging it at all is shocking.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:18 PM
Nov 2025

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

AnotherMother4Peace

(5,092 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 2025

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 2025

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 2025

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

(5,092 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 2025

That sure was video worth a zillion words.

Takket

(23,626 posts)
6. absolutely infuriating isn't it?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:24 PM
Nov 2025

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

Ocelot II

(130,101 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 2025

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

(15,307 posts)
22. a certain way with words ...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 01:57 PM
Nov 2025

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

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unblock

(56,136 posts)
10. Are you gonna believe me or your lying eyes?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:28 PM
Nov 2025

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

(19,069 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 2025

Adjust your interpretations of CNN content accordingly.

Farmer-Rick

(12,594 posts)
16. Ha, ha that's an old joke
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:49 PM
Nov 2025

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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