His ‘Sleepy Joe’ nickname for his rival seems to have come full circle, with social media users now calling Mr Trump ‘Sleepy Don’

While the rest of the world can’t peel their eyes away as Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial gets under way in New York, the former president himself appears to be far less enthralled by the proceedings.

Jury selection got under way on Monday in the first-ever criminal trial of a sitting or former president, as he faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a bid to cover up hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

But, according to some courtroom reporters, Mr Trump appeared to struggle to keep his eyes open – and at one point may have even fallen asleep.

“Trump appears to be sleeping. His head keeps dropping down and his mouth goes slack,” *New York Times *reporter Maggie Haberman reported.

The observation quickly inspired a new nickname for the 77-year-old former president: “Sleepy Don.”

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    Of course, the transcript of the interview that report is based off totally supports those allegations. Not politically motivated at all. No sir.

    Sheesh.

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      Well. I linked sources so you don’t have to take my word, you started your opinion in a condescending tone…

      Do you understand the difference?

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          A decade ago no one would have believed your comment was written by someone who planned to vote Democrat.

          Not only is the

          Hur

          Offensive, the fact your immediate go to would be something making fun of the mentally impaired just says it all.

          That shit isn’t acceptable no matter how big the tent gets.

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            What? The guy’s name is Robert Hur! That’s his name! Lol (although I’d agree he is mentally impaired)

            I deleted my comment because it unfairly attacked you assuming you were a conservative, but after reading your post history, I realized you are not conservative. You just dislike Biden, which is fair in my opinion. We really should have run a progressive instead of a geriatric neoliberal.