India, May 13 -- A new wave of debate has erupted on social media over whether US President Donald Trump fell asleep during an Oval Office event on maternal healthcare held on May 11, 2026. And the White House was very quick to deny it.

During the event, Trump, 79, appeared to have his eyes closed while attendees standing behind his chair were speaking. A photo taken by Reuters journalist Idrees Ali, captioned as Trump attending a maternal health event at the White House and it went viral and had been viewed over one million times as of reporting, according to Newsweek.

The official White House Rapid Response account responded directly to that post on X, writing: "He was blinking, you absolute moron."

Additionally, White House Communic...