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He just thinks they tend to be a bore.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cml13ndtx002x01r28trxso0n@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&amp;feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7945237_2026-01-30-155737&amp;withPlaylist=false&amp;theme=blurred&amp;playerDisplay-download=false&amp;playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&amp;feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7945237_2026-01-30-155737&amp;withPlaylist=false&amp;theme=blurred&amp;playerDisplay-download=false&amp;playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cml144nwo001l357vz3nk6g0u@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“The last time we had a press conference, it lasted for three hours… and some people said, ‘He closed his eyes,’” said Trump. He added: “Look, it got pretty boring,” to an outbreak of laughter in the Cabinet room.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cml173lsh003p357vdc514hi0@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1115300740623555">CSPAN noted</a> that after the Dec. 2 meeting, which lasted two hours and 18 minutes, reporters from the New York Times and CNN said Trump appeared to doze off. While he admitted to closing his eyes, the president said it wasn’t to sleep.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cml173lud003q357vekevs5ow@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“No offense, I love these people… but there’s a lot of people and it was a little bit on the boring side,” he explained, to even more laughter. “I didn’t sleep, I just closed them because I wanted to get the hell out of here.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cml173lwk003r357vtwz7gsg6@published'}, {'data': {'alt': ' U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on December 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. A bipartisan Congressional investigation has begun regarding Secretary of War Pete Hegseth\'s role in ordering U.S. military strikes on small boats in the waters off Venezuela that have killed scores of people, which Hegseth said are intended "to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)', 'url': 'https://radioimg.audacy.com/aiu-media/GettyImages2249610586-747f1e95-b7a1-453b-93ff-cf392bfdc2c5.jpg', 'width': 594, 'credit': '(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)', 'height': 396, 'caption': "U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on December 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. A bipartisan Congressional investigation has begun regarding Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's role in ordering U.S. military strikes on small boats in the waters off Venezuela that have killed scores of people, which Hegseth said are intended &quot;to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people.”", '_version': 1, 'imageLink': None, 'rendition': None, 'sizeInBytes': '22644', 'borderToggle': None, 'componentVariation': 'image'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/image/instances/cml1750nl004f357vrousyg00@published'}, {'data': {'alt': 'U.S. President Donald Trump wears adhesive bandages on the back of his hand during a meeting of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on December 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. A bipartisan Congressional investigation has begun about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\'s role in ordering U.S. military strikes on small boats that have killed scores of people in the waters off Venezuela, which Hegseth said are intended "to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)', 'url': 'https://radioimg.audacy.com/aiu-media/GettyImages2249624758-d81b04b7-b3fb-4493-a066-d844fe22f095.jpg', 'width': 594, 'credit': '(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)', 'height': 396, 'caption': "U.S. President Donald Trump wears adhesive bandages on the back of his hand during a meeting of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on December 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. A bipartisan Congressional investigation has begun about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's role in ordering U.S. military strikes on small boats that have killed scores of people in the waters off Venezuela, which Hegseth said are intended &quot;to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people.”", '_version': 1, 'imageLink': None, 'rendition': None, 'sizeInBytes': '28230', 'borderToggle': None, 'componentVariation': 'image'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/image/instances/cml175pgs004m357vytjm8i0p@published'}, {'data': {'alt': ' U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth look on during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on December 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. A bipartisan Congressional investigation has begun regarding Secretary of War Pete Hegseth\'s role in ordering U.S. military strikes on small boats in the waters off Venezuela that have killed scores of people, which Hegseth said are intended "to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)', 'url': 'https://radioimg.audacy.com/aiu-media/GettyImages2249600801-7f470843-8785-4f09-8416-f216fc7a4bd0.jpg', 'width': 594, 'credit': '(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)', 'height': 396, 'caption': "U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth look on during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on December 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. A bipartisan Congressional investigation has begun regarding Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's role in ordering U.S. military strikes on small boats in the waters off Venezuela that have killed scores of people, which Hegseth said are intended &quot;to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people.”", '_version': 1, 'imageLink': None, 'rendition': None, 'sizeInBytes': '33266', 'borderToggle': None, 'componentVariation': 'image'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/image/instances/cml175ubo004u357vam34c1z6@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'This isn’t the first time Trump has been accused of dozing off during an important event. In May 2024, when he was on the campaign trail, reports said he seemed to have fallen asleep multiple times during his “hush money” trial in New York.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cml173m17003s357vz94expkr@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Those reports prompted this quote from Rep. 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A reporter even asked Trump about it.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cml173m7q003v357v54cq3649@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“I didn’t do any for two days and they say: ‘There must be something wrong with him,’” said Trump of his public appearances. “Biden wouldn’t do them for months.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cml173ma6003w357vdfiyk9kc@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/national/biden-tells-governors-he-needs-more-sleep">Former President Joe Biden told Democratic governors that he needed more sleep</a> back in summer 2024, shortly before he dropped out of the presidential race. 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