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AnotherMother4Peace

(4,964 posts)
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:15 PM Sunday

Actual CNN headline: "Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes

during Oval Office event spread across social media" - CNN - newsflash! tRump was SLEEPING! - Appearing to close his eyes?!?! The photos show different. Many people don't go past the headline, so CNN do better.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/politics/trump-oval-office-event

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Actual CNN headline: "Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes (Original Post) AnotherMother4Peace Sunday OP
Other photos: no_hypocrisy Sunday #1
The fact that CNN is even acknowledging it at all is shocking. BannonsLiver Sunday #2
True. I was surprised CNN had it on the front page, but the story was everywhere, so AnotherMother4Peace Sunday #3
Don't need a talking head to tell me trump is a friggin moron, when they show him being a friggin moron. Video worth a Silent Type Sunday #4
Or they could just tell the truth SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #8
Thye showed the truth, any moron could see it. Of course, trumpsters don't care. Silent Type Sunday #13
Many people don't go past the headline, which one had to do to see the truth. nt AnotherMother4Peace Sunday #14
CNN is visual, unless one is reading their website. The fact is, media is not our problem. Now, if they weren't showing Silent Type Sunday #17
Silent Type, we seem to disagree on everything, so let's agree to disagree again. nt AnotherMother4Peace Sunday #21
There job is to report the truth SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #18
They did. You should read the article. Silent Type Sunday #19
Most don't read past the headline SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #20
Like when he stumbled to his feet & stood "at attention" looking like an ugly ass old Zombie? AnotherMother4Peace Sunday #9
Delusional! Slobby was passed out! SheltieLover Sunday #5
absolutely infuriating isn't it? Takket Sunday #6
He didn't *appear* to close his eyes. He closed them. They were closed. There was no "appeared" about it. Ocelot II Sunday #7
LMAO W_HAMILTON Sunday #11
He closed his eyes. He appeared to be sleeping. 617Blue Sunday #12
a certain way with words ... stopdiggin Sunday #22
Are you gonna believe me or your lying eyes? unblock Sunday #10
CNN will not be doing better. CNN is doing exactly what they intend to do. RockRaven Sunday #15
Ha, ha that's an old joke Farmer-Rick Sunday #16

BannonsLiver

(20,089 posts)
2. The fact that CNN is even acknowledging it at all is shocking.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:18 PM
Sunday

They are a tool of the regime like WaPo, NYT and Politico.

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,964 posts)
3. True. I was surprised CNN had it on the front page, but the story was everywhere, so
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:22 PM
Sunday

they covered it the best they could.

Silent Type

(11,959 posts)
4. Don't need a talking head to tell me trump is a friggin moron, when they show him being a friggin moron. Video worth a
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:22 PM
Sunday

zillion words.

Silent Type

(11,959 posts)
17. CNN is visual, unless one is reading their website. The fact is, media is not our problem. Now, if they weren't showing
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:53 PM
Sunday

sleepy/moron trump, that would be different.

And, could you point out where the actual text of the linked article says anything positive about our racist-in-chief.

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,964 posts)
9. Like when he stumbled to his feet & stood "at attention" looking like an ugly ass old Zombie?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:27 PM
Sunday

That sure was video worth a zillion words.

Takket

(23,349 posts)
6. absolutely infuriating isn't it?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:24 PM
Sunday

meanwhile if Biden stumbles walking up stairs the media declares him completely incapable of holding office without even asking any questions.

Ocelot II

(128,249 posts)
7. He didn't *appear* to close his eyes. He closed them. They were closed. There was no "appeared" about it.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:25 PM
Sunday

They remained actually and not just apparently closed for a period of time, as the video plainly indicates. You might reasonably say he appeared to be asleep, but he also appeared to be in a coma or dead, and there was no way to know for sure which without jabbing him with a pointed stick or offering him a 14-year-old girl. But CNN can't risk offending Himself, so they had to fudge an obvious fact. CNN's enshittification continues unabated.

stopdiggin

(14,693 posts)
22. a certain way with words ...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 01:57 PM
Sunday

"without jabbing him with a stick ... "
Oh, please, please .. can I ?!

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unblock

(55,777 posts)
10. Are you gonna believe me or your lying eyes?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:28 PM
Sunday

It's one thing to hedge on whether or not he was actually asleep. Silly, but one could at least argue we don't know that either 100% certainty (only like 99.5% lol).

But it's ludicrous to hedge on whether or not his eyes were closed while publishing photographs evidence of closed eyes.

RockRaven

(18,349 posts)
15. CNN will not be doing better. CNN is doing exactly what they intend to do.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:45 PM
Sunday

Adjust your interpretations of CNN content accordingly.

Farmer-Rick

(12,277 posts)
16. Ha, ha that's an old joke
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:49 PM
Sunday

My Dad use to do it in his recliner chair. He'd have his eyes closed, maybe even be snoring lightly. He'd hear us talking about him sleeping and say "I'm just resting my eyes."

Pedo Trump was just resting his eyes, in the middle of a press conference on obesity. Later after awaking to the sounds of an elderly man falling to the ground. He appeared to be simply standing, with a blank look, waiting to be directed to the next presidential act of staring off into space.

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