For years, Trump’s political power has been fused to a single idea: relentless stamina.
He mocked Biden as a man who naps through history, bragged he could go without sleep, and turned late-night rallies into proof of his dominance.
That’s why the Cabinet-room image hits so hard.
In that frozen moment, the president doesn’t look like the tireless showman he sells to the world;
he looks like a 79‑year‑old man enduring a grinding, two‑hour ordeal under fluorescent lights and relentless scrutiny.
The reactions reveal more than the photograph. Supporters see a human being briefly closing his eyes before launching into what they hail as an “amazing final answer.”
Opponents see a leader whose schedule has quietly shortened, whose travel has slowed, whose fatigue now leaks into public view.
Somewhere between the memes and the denials lies a simple, unsettling truth: even the most powerful office on earth cannot bargain with age forever.
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