{"id":2376269,"date":"2024-12-04T13:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-appears-to-fall-asleep-during-african-summit-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T13:32:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:32:17","slug":"biden-appears-to-fall-asleep-during-african-summit-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-appears-to-fall-asleep-during-african-summit-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden appears to fall asleep during African summit &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-appears-to-fall-asleep-during-african-summit-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2376269&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe\u200b Biden is currently\u2062 visiting Angola, marking a meaningful event as he is the first sitting U.S. president \u200bto \u2062do so. This visit aligns with his\u200c commitment made during the 2022 \u2062U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. \u2064A primary focus of BidenS trip is \u200cthe Lobito Corridor, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">major infrastructure project aimed<\/a> at enhancing transportation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-under-fire-for-energy-policies\/\" title=\"Biden admin. under fire for energy policies\">critical minerals<\/a>\u200c from Angola\u200b and surrounding regions to the United States. The Lobito Corridor is expected to play a \u2063vital role in\u2064 supporting U.S. supply chains for essential materials.<\/p>\n<p>During the summit,\u200d however, Biden&#8217;s\u200d public appearance raised some eyebrows when he appeared to doze off while other leaders \u2064spoke. this moment, attributed \u200dto \u200cpossible jet lag from the long transatlantic flight, was captured and reported widely. Despite this lapse, the visit underscores \u2064the Biden management&#8217;s efforts to strengthen \u200bties \u2063with african nations and bolster collaboration on economic and security issues.<\/p>\n<p>For further facts, additional \u2062context regarding Biden&#8217;s objectives and the Lobito\u2062 Corridor project\u200b can be found in sources such as the Center for Strategic and International \u200cStudies (CSIS) and BBC coverage from the\u200c event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden appears to fall asleep during African summit<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1902447\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Angola\">Joe Biden<\/a> is on a trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/angola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Angola\">Angola<\/a> this week, and it appeared that during one of his events in the African country, his travel across the Atlantic Ocean left him with some jet lag.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>During a meeting with African leaders at the Lobito Corridor Trans-Africa Summit on Wednesday, Biden appeared to monetarily fall asleep. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-gop-led-house-will-take-action-against-biden-ccp-ties-in-red-handed\/\" title=\"McCarthy: GOP-Led House &#039;Will Take Action&#039; Against Biden CCP Ties in &#039;Red-Handed&#039;\">president closed<\/a> his eyes multiple times as other leaders and officials spoke, and at times, his head appeared to drift into sleep as his eyes remained closed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3106551\/biden-administration-rulemaking-blitzes-aim-trump-proof-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RULEMAKING BLITZES AIM TO TRUMP-PROOF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2715474&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=f12185820879251e0a191dc17e0c950c\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s apparent sleep episodes were brief, and come near the end of a whirlwind trip to Angola which saw him visit with Angolan President Joao Lourenco and visit the country&rsquo;s National Museum of Slavery. The president arrived in Angola Monday and is leaving the country, which is six hours ahead of Washington, D.C., Wednesday. Biden is expected to arrive back at the White House Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the White House for comment. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3187727\/biden-mishandling-classified-documents-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN MISHANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS LOOMS OVER PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the summit, Biden announced the U.S. would invest another $600 million into the rail corridor which goes across the African continent, including upgrading the railroad and helping with development of the corridor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;The United States understands that how we invest in Africa is just as important as how much we invest in Africa,&rdquo; Biden said at the summit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Leaders discussed the transformative impact the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor has had on enhancing access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-advance-energy-package-hr-1-to-counter-biden-agenda\/\" title=\"House Republicans advance energy package HR 1 to counter Biden agenda\">critical minerals needed<\/a> for the clean energy transition and digital connectivity, strengthening food security, boosting regional trade, and empowering communities all along the Corridor,&rdquo; a White House readout of the meeting said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s trip to Africa comes more than a month before he leaves the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> on Jan. 20, and will be one of his final international trips before his term expires.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s sleep was a topic of discussion following his poor debate performance against now-President-elect Donald Trump in June. <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/04\/us\/politics\/biden-governors-health.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"report\">report<\/a> from the <em>New York Times<\/em> in July claimed that the president told Democratic governors he needed more sleep and fewer events after 8 p.m., and would be fine to continue his reelection bid. Later that month, Biden dropped his bid for a second term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1902447\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1902447\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden seems to doze off at African summit in Angola<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2376270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/biden-angola-sleep.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46120,3620,5894,4211],"class_list":["post-2376269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-african-summit","tag-biden","tag-politics","tag-sleep"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/biden-angola-sleep.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2376269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376273,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376269\/revisions\/2376273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2376270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}