“Trump is having a hard time keeping his eyes open,” as journalist Aaron Rupar wrote on X.

Instead of using the president’s recent disembarkation from Air Force One after a 15-hour flight as an excuse for his apparent exhaustion, critics said it was part of a pattern.

Trump was seen sagging into his chair with his chin pulled to his chest in another widely shared photo taken during a meeting with Syrian ministers and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Wednesday. Furthermore, these observations aren’t simply being made by journalists and bystanders.

White House insiders told the Daily Mail last month that Trump may be increasingly leaning on Melania for not just emotional, but physical support. One source