{"id":2607084,"date":"2026-05-26T18:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-trolls-cnn-reporters-for-being-asleep-on-air\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:41:23","slug":"white-house-trolls-cnn-reporters-for-being-asleep-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-trolls-cnn-reporters-for-being-asleep-on-air\/","title":{"rendered":"White House trolls CNN reporters for being &#8216;asleep&#8217; on air"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fwhite-house-trolls-cnn-reporters-for-being-asleep-on-air%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=2607084&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>The White House\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC\">social media account<\/a>, Rapid Response 47, posted screenshots from CNN broadcasts showing CNN anchors and reporters with their eyes closed, accusing them of appearing to be asleep after a CNN medical analyst suggested that President donald Trump may have a serious sleep disorder. The posts specifically targeted several on-air personalities, including Dana Bash, Jake Tapper, and Kate Bolduan, and mocked CNN\u2019s speculation about Trump\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner told Bolduan that he suspects Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >severe excessive daytime sleepiness<\/a> (hypersomnia),citing moments where Trump appeared to doze during the day and urging the White House to explain what evaluations and improvements it has made.The account\u2019s posts came shortly before Trump\u2019s annual physical at Walter Reed, during which Trump said his appointment went \u201cperfectly.\u201d The Washington Examiner contacted CNN for comment.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/white-house\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> social media page trolled <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"732\">CNN<\/a> with photos of the network\u2019s talent with their eyes closed on Tuesday, following a network medical analyst diagnosing President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>with a sleep disorder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The account, Rapid Response 47, posted multiple screenshots from CNN broadcasts of anchors, reporters, and analysts with their eyes closed, accusing the on-air talent of being asleep, including Dana Bash, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Jake-Tapper\/\">Jake Tapper<\/a>, and Kate Bolduan. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4582073\/trump-announces-six-month-physical-went-perfectly\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump announces his six-month physical went \u2018PERFECTLY\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4581830\/trump-cabinet-camp-david-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump and Cabinet to head to Camp David as negotiations to end Iran war continue<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4581584\/trump-walter-reed-annual-physical\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump will head to Walter Reed for his annual physical<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWow! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KateBolduan\">@KateBolduan<\/a> just fell asleep AGAIN as Fake News CNN was baselessly speculating about President Trump\u2019s health,\u201d the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2059315077723967615?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2059315077723967615?s=20\">X post said<\/a>. \u201cReally makes you wonder what these clowns are hiding about their own health.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2059321789612695794\">Another post<\/a> called out Brianna Keiler: \u201cBRIANNA KEILAR SAYS NAP WENT \u2018PERFECTLY\u2019 AFTER FALLING ASLEEP LIVE ON AIR. RUMOR IS SHE ALSO FAILED HER COGNITIVE EXAM (UNLIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP \u2014 WHOSE WAS PERFECT!)\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the day, CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner told Bolduan on CNN that he suspects Trump has severe daytime somnolence, otherwise known as hypersomnia or excessive daytime sleepiness.\u00a0The sleep disorder leads to an overwhelming urge to fall asleep during the day, even when a person is well-rested, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21591-hypersomnia\">Cleveland Clinic<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reiner pointed to instances where Trump appeared to have fallen asleep as a reason to support his diagnosis. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a real problem, and the president appears to be struggling to stay awake during the day, and I would like to hear what the White House has done to evaluate why the president has this increased daytime somnolence and what they\u2019re doing to improve that,\u201d Reiner said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the White House has not directly confirmed that the photos are in response to Reiner\u2019s comments, the posts began after the medical analyst\u2019s appearance on CNN. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reiner\u2019s comments came ahead of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4581584\/trump-walter-reed-annual-physical\/\">Trump\u2019s annual physical<\/a> at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, the president\u2019s third visit this year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-aide-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-rooftop-reception-with-texas-dems\/\" title=\"Pelosi Aide Tests Positive For COVID-19 After \u2018Rooftop Reception\u2019 With Texas Dems\">medical appointment<\/a> went \u201cperfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4582073\/trump-announces-six-month-physical-went-perfectly\/\"><strong>TRUMP ANNOUNCES HIS SIX-MONTH PHYSICAL WENT \u2018PERFECTLY\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust finished my 6 month physical at Walter Reed Military Medical Center,\u201d Trump said on Truth Social. \u201cEverything checked out PERFECTLY. Thank you to the great Doctors and Staff! Heading back to the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted CNN for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A White House account trolled CNN with screenshots of its talent asleep after Trump was diagnosed with a sleep disorder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2607085,"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\/2026\/05\/AP24144770738088.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50623,34528,32490,32515,32127],"class_list":["post-2607084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cnn-2","tag-live-tv","tag-media-bias","tag-us-politics","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP24144770738088.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607084","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\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607084"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607088,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607084\/revisions\/2607088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}