Nicolle Wallace Criticizes Trump’s Late-Night Tweets After Alleged Oval Office Nap

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace criticized Donald Trump’s late-night social media activity after he appeared to fall asleep during a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office.

During Friday’s episode of Deadline: White House, Wallace mocked Trump’s behavior, stating:

"It took place during an event on healthcare affordability in the Oval Office. Who needs a white noise machine or melatonin, for that matter, when you’ve got important policy matters to help you drift off to la-la land?"

She continued, questioning why Trump’s solution to frequent public dozing wasn’t simply getting more sleep, even amid the Iran war he initiated:

"For anyone else, the solution to such frequent occasions of falling asleep in the public might be a better, more sound night’s sleep, even in the midst of a war that he started. But no."

Wallace noted that hours after the apparent nap, Trump posted 18 times on social media between midnight and 2:45 a.m. She added:

"None of those posts were really anything pressing. None of them were things that couldn’t wait till a morning tirade."

Within a two-minute span, Trump posted four times, including claims about treason charges against former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Wallace also highlighted his 1:13 a.m. demand to "permanently wipe" the 2020 election from records.

Wallace pointed out that Trump has repeatedly appeared to fall asleep at White House events in recent months. She referenced a Fox News poll showing that 55% of registered voters doubt his mental fitness to serve as president.

"Now, these facts might only rise to the level of disturbing, were we living in the best of times. But at the end of the eighth week of the war with Iran and amid a slew of other major challenges on the economy … Trump is facing head-on a criticism he and his allies levied against his predecessor on a near daily basis. That he’s simply not up to the job he has or even on the job enough to perform it adequately."

Trump has previously claimed to sleep only about 4 hours a night, a statement echoed by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt earlier this month. At a Turning Point USA event, Leavitt said:

"My boss is up all night and probably gonna call at any hour. [He sleeps] very little. Like, maybe four hours a night. I’m a third his age and I can’t keep up."