Rachel Maddow, MSNBC Anchors Laugh it Up Over ‘Sleepy’ Trump at Trial

MSNBC anchors had a field day with Donald Trump, who has long maligned his Democratic opponent in the presidential race as “Sleepy Joe,” appearing to fall asleep on just the first day of his criminal trial in New York on Monday, with one commenting that in light of his attacks against Joe Biden, he failed at his “one job” during the 2024 campaign.

Trump’s lethargic presence, as observed by a Daily Beast reporter and others in the courtroom, spurred “#SleepyDon” to trend on X, formerly Twitter. The Trump campaign responded by vehemently denying that the former president was asleep. “This is 100% Fake News coming from ‘journalists’ who weren’t even in the court room,” the campaign falsely insisted in a statement to The Daily Beast.

Nevertheless, Trump’s courtroom activities—or lack thereof—were the subject of several observations on MSNBC. Rachel Maddow, for instance, drew off of an ancient yet often quoted saying.

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