Trump Denies Sleeping During Trial: ‘I Simply Close My Beautiful Blue Eyes’

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Former President Donald Trump hit back Thursday at media reports that he has been sleeping during his New York hush money trial.

While various reporters from across the political spectrum have documented Trump asleep in court, cameras are not allowed in the courtroom, so the public has been unable to see exactly what the reporters have.

New York Times political reporter Maggie Haberman told CNN on Wednesday night, “But sometimes, he is — sometimes he is sleeping. That is a 100 percent true. I’ve seen it. People around him have confirmed to me that he has been sleeping at times that we have said he is.”

“However, sometimes he is closing his eyes,” Haberman noted, adding, “And I’ve talked to people around him about this too, because that is how he tries to just basically stay calm and deal with it. And whether that then leads to sleep or whatever, who knows? But he is sitting there with his eyes closed for long periods of time. It’s not always sleeping.”

On Thursday, Trump decided to push back on those reporters and wrote on his Truth Social, “Contrary to the FAKE NEWS MEDIA, I don’t fall asleep during the Crooked D.A.’s Witch Hunt, especially not today. I simply close my beautiful blue eyes, sometimes, listen intensely, and take it ALL in!!!”

The irony of Trump sleeping during his trial has not been lost on many in the pundit class as Trump has long dubbed President Joe Biden “sleepy.”