Sleepy Trump, 80, Struggles to Keep Eyes Open at WHCA Dinner

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and US President Donald Trump watch Oz 'Oz the Mentalist' Pearlman perform during the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2026.</p><p>The 2026 WHCA Dinner was originally scheduled for April 25 at the Washington Hilton, but was rescheduled and relocated after an alleged gunman breached security. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UNTNPGKLDJGD7JTSUKZTCTPZHA.jpg?auth=b2e40749429ab3274ba5526099c2de1dcba67a7500a6df280e4a25518dea24ec&smart=true&width=3241&height=1823" />
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President Donald Trump appeared to repeatedly doze off as he headlined Washington’s most high-profile celebration of press freedom.

Three months after the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was postponed after an attempted assassination against the president, a scaled-back redo was held on Friday night.

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