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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Bernadette B. Tixon

Trump Obsesses for Days Over Media Reports Comparing Him to 'Sleepy Joe' Biden

Insiders say President Donald Trump has been increasingly sensitive to media scrutiny over his apparent cognitive and physical decline at age 79. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr CC BY-SA 4.0)

President Donald Trump has reportedly been angered by mounting media coverage examining his cognitive and physical condition, with White House insiders revealing the 79-year-old spends days fixating on reports that draw comparisons to his predecessor Joe Biden.

The issue intensified this week after footage emerged showing Trump appearing to fall asleep during a Cabinet meeting, prompting a fresh wave of coverage from major outlets including The New York Times andThe Washington Post. Sources familiar with internal White House discussions told news outlet Zeteo that the president's anger over health-related reporting rivals only his fury about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, making it one of the issues that most infuriates him.

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