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Shocking photo shows Trump apparently asleep at 9/11 ceremony
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an observance ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon, in Washington, D.C., September 11, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
The Politics of a Photograph Without Proof
A Ceremony Reduced to Posture
A Reuters photograph shows President Donald Trump with closed eyes and a lowered head during a Pentagon ceremony marking 25 years since September 11. A journalist interpreted the image as evidence that Trump was struggling to stay awake. The source provides no proof that he was asleep.
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