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A video clip of US president Donald Trump temporarily shutting his eyes during a welcome ceremony in Saudi Arabia ignited a wave of rumours regarding his health, as per a report.In the video, which was taken on Tuesday in Riyadh, it is seen that the 78-year-old president reclined in his plush gold chair and closed his eyes for a brief moment and then arose seconds later when someone addressed him, according to Daily Mail. The video rapidly went viral across social media, with critics speculating that Trump had dozed off during the ceremony.Although Trump had only stepped off a 15-hour flight on Air Force One and could just be a bit exhausted, but critics say that it is part of a pattern, as per Daily Mail.ALSO READ: Kansas, New York, Los Angeles? No - this is where Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are quietly spending their time in a $20 million mansion One day after the chair incident, a second photo had been circulating online in which Trump is slumped forward in his chair with his chin on his chest during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Syrian ministers in Riyadh, according to the report.MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell speculated that the US president could be showing signs of "mental illness" or "early-stage dementia," as reported by Daily Mail.According to the report, Timothy L. O'Brien, senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion, pointed out that, "Watching how he answers questions now compared to Trump 1.0, he slurs his words a little, he looks weary, he is slouched," adding, "He lives in fear of going down the path his father went down, which was dementia, followed by Alzheimer's, into his 90s. And I think he's carried that burden forever," quoted Daily Mail.According to Daily Mail, Trump's father, Fred Trump, passed away in 1999 due to Alzheimer's and pneumonia at the age of 93. Due to the hereditary factor involved with Alzheimer's, critics have questioned Trump's mental health.ALSO READ: China installs kill switches in solar panels sold to the West; here's why it's extremely dangerous and how Beijing could trigger a world war Even Trump's nephew, Fred Trump III, during an interview with People magazine last year, shared that Trump may be heading down the same path as his father, "Like anyone else, I've seen his decline. But I see it in parallel with the way my grandfather's decline was. If anyone wants to believe that dementia did not run in the Trump family, it's just not true," quoted Daily Mail.However, Trump supporters deny such allegations, one insider told Daily Mai, "President Trump is traveling the world securing trillions in investments. These false smears are a clear attempt to cover up for the revelation that Joe Biden's aides were preparing to put him in a wheelchair," as quoted in the report.While, another insider, who speaks to the president every week and has known him his entire political career, agreed and told Daily Mail, "The only verifiable disease and obvious diagnosis that is plain to see is Trump Derangement Syndrome . President Trump exhausts staffers one-third his age. I speak with him often, and he is before the cameras daily. Trump is leading peace deals, trade deals, hostage deals, tax deals and investment deals. Walking and talking was seen as an accomplishment for Biden," as quoted in the report.The video shows Trump with his eyes closed briefly. Critics say he nodded off, supporters claim it was simply jet lag.Because it showed Trump closing his eyes for a few seconds, which many interpreted as him falling asleep.
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