TAPPER: Today on the White House, President Trump’s Cabinet assembly and what seemed to be Trump having a little problem staying awake, seemingly dozing off throughout some displays.
The White House says what you’re seeing right here is definitely the President, “listening attentively and running the entire three hour marathon Cabinet meeting.”
Now we must always say if he was falling asleep, perhaps he was a bit drained from all that point on-line final night time the place he was retrouthing fairly a bit between 7:20 p.m. and midnight, 158 posts and reposts to be actual, starting from criticisms of Democrats to criticisms of immigrants to conspiracy theories from Alex Jones and an increasing number of.
All proper. My panel joins me now. Mike Dubke —
MIKE DUBKE, FORMER TRUMP WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: Yes.
TAPPER: — he — he did look a little sleepy in that cupboard assembly. I don’t know if he was dozing off or — or what.
DUBKE: Or listening intently.
TAPPER: Does that what I appear like? Does it appear like I’m listening intently?
DUBKE: Yes, it does. And I can maintain speaking if you need me to.
TAPPER: So —
DUBKE: I’ll discuss proper on by this.
TAPPER: Look, he’s 79 years outdated.
DUBKE: Yes.
TAPPER: I imply like this isn’t irregular for a 79-year-old to be sleepy.
DUBKE: I — I’ll say this. And that is from my private expertise with the president. He is irregular within the — within the lack of sleep that he wants. I imply, the truth that you — when was the final tweet of his 158? Probably one thing like 2:00 a.m. within the morning.
This man is awake on a regular basis. And I’m not attempting to — I’m not attempting to tug this Joe Biden, oh my goodness.
XOCHITL HINOJOSA, NCS POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: I used to be simply going to say, you sound a lot like Joe Biden’s White House workers.
DUBKE: I do know. I do know. And I’m actually not attempting to say that. It is — I feel the rationale that Elon Musk and Donald Trump had been such shut mates in the beginning is as a result of each of them have supernatural lack of sleep skill. It is — it’s loopy. So I’m not likely fearful. It was a three-hour marathon press convention, mainly. And he’s on the market on a regular basis.
TAPPER: Yes.
DUBKE: He conducts — someone was saying earlier he conducts all of his — all of his actions out within the open. And that’s one thing we haven’t seen.
HINOJOSA: Yes, I imply, I feel that, and that was a lot of what the Biden people would say, particularly when Jake average — moderated that debate with Joe Biden. A variety of what they had been speaking about, that well-known debate the place he may not likely say something that was coherent was as a result of he had worldwide journey. His household mentioned, you shouldn’t be doing this.
You shouldn’t be doing a debate when you may have worldwide journey proper earlier than, et cetera. But on the finish of the day, whether or not it’s Joe Biden or Donald Trump, when you’re nearly 80 years outdated or 80 years outdated, it’s time to retire. And it’s simply time.
I imply, getting older is a part of the pure course of. It isn’t offensive. We all undergo it.
This is what occurs once you’re 80 years outdated. And so he would be the oldest president when he leaves workplace. And I feel you’re now seeing indicators of that, proper?
TAPPER: Yes.