Former U.S. President Donald Trump is indeed a talking point, and he himself is constantly creating a topic for himself, albeit sometimes unintentionally.
The trial on "hush money" is being held in the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, and because it is a criminal trial, the 77-year-old Trump has to appear in court every time.
And during the jury selection process on the first day, he was on the "hot search" because he dozed off many times. While his team insisted that the former president didn't fall asleep but was fussed by inadvertently closing his eyes, they also attributed Trump's need to close his eyes from time to time to "reading too many documents."
Still, the former president, who often satirizes his old rival Joe Biden as "Sleepy Joe," was seen dozing off in a chair by several journalists at the start of the criminal trial. And after the lunch break, he closed his eyes a few more times, and seemed to be asleep, and his posture stiffened.
The "Daily Mail" quoted Dr. Chris Winter, a neurologist from Virginia, as saying on April 17 local time that the former president was indeed sleepy, but it was also excusable, not all because of his age, but because the itinerary that day was too dense for him to drink his beloved "Diet Coke".
In Dr. Winter's view, the main reason for Trump's sleepiness is the lack of caffeine.
It is reported that the former real estate tycoon has a great preference for the sucrose-free "Diet Coke", drinking 12 cans a day, and at 330 milliliters each, its caffeine content is about equivalent to four 12-ounce (about 354.8 milligrams) of coffee, which means that he consumes more than 500 milligrams of caffeine.
According to previous reports, Trump deliberately installed a button on the desk in the Oval Office when he was in the White House, and as soon as he pressed it, "a White House butler walked in with a glass of Diet Coke on a silver tray in his hand." And Trump, who has since moved back to Mar-a-Lago, can enjoy the fun of this sparkling drink to his heart's content.
In addition, Dr. Winter believes that Trump's sleepiness is related to his not-so-good eating habits, and that he likes American fast food almost universally, and McDonald's Big Mac is his favorite, in addition to French fries.
In addition to liking the gustatory sensation of hamburgers and fries, Trump's preference for such things is also due to safety concerns, and fast food is not easily poisoned. He always asked his assistant to order it temporarily or go to the store to buy it, so people with ulterior motives couldn't get their hands on it.
"Considering his age, his stress, his taste for fast food, his lack of interest in sports, I think his sleepiness could definitely be related to other underlying health issues," says Dr. Winter. But without his medical records, it's hard to draw conclusions. ”
In addition, Dr. Winter also points out that dozing off and sleep deprivation also have a lot to do with it. Mr. Trump often boasted that he was able to work with only four or five hours of sleep a night, claiming that it would help him in his career.
But it seems that as he gets older, this unhealthy sleep habit should no longer keep the personality of the presidential candidate energized.