A White House social media web page trolled NCS with photographs of the community’s expertise with their eyes closed on Tuesday, following a community medical analyst diagnosing President Donald Trump with a sleep problem.
The account, Rapid Response 47, posted a number of screenshots from NCS broadcasts of anchors, reporters, and analysts with their eyes closed, accusing the on-air expertise of being asleep, together with Dana Bash, Jake Tapper, and Kate Bolduan.
“Wow! @KateBolduan just fell asleep AGAIN as Fake News NCS was baselessly speculating about President Trump’s health,” the X post said. “Really makes you wonder what these clowns are hiding about their own health.”
Another post known as out Brianna Keiler: “BRIANNA KEILAR SAYS NAP WENT ‘PERFECTLY’ AFTER FALLING ASLEEP LIVE ON AIR. RUMOR IS SHE ALSO FAILED HER COGNITIVE EXAM (UNLIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP — WHOSE WAS PERFECT!)”
Earlier within the day, NCS medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner advised Bolduan on NCS that he suspects Trump has extreme daytime somnolence, in any other case often called hypersomnia or extreme daytime sleepiness. The sleep problem results in an amazing urge to go to sleep in the course of the day, even when an individual is well-rested, in keeping with the Cleveland Clinic.
Reiner pointed to cases the place Trump appeared to have fallen asleep as a motive to help his prognosis.
“It’s a real problem, and the president appears to be struggling to stay awake during the day, and I would like to hear what the White House has done to evaluate why the president has this increased daytime somnolence and what they’re doing to improve that,” Reiner mentioned.
While the White House has circuitously confirmed that the photographs are in response to Reiner’s feedback, the posts started after the medical analyst’s look on NCS.
Reiner’s feedback got here forward of Trump’s annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, the president’s third go to this yr.
Trump mentioned his medical appointment went “perfectly.”
TRUMP ANNOUNCES HIS SIX-MONTH PHYSICAL WENT ‘PERFECTLY’
“Just finished my 6 month physical at Walter Reed Military Medical Center,” Trump mentioned on Truth Social. “Everything checked out PERFECTLY. Thank you to the great Doctors and Staff! Heading back to the White House.”
The Washington Examiner contacted NCS for remark.