President Donald Trump has struggled to stay awake as he was showered with excessive praise from Cabinet members and local officials in Tennessee. Chairing a roundtable on public safety, the 79-year-old president could be seen repeatedly closing his eyes, occasionally jerking his head around as he appeared to drift off, while MAGA acolytes took turns giving him “Dear Leader-style” compliments. “Before President Trump, our nation was set on a perpetual course of decline,” Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth told the audience, as Trump sat alongside him with his eyes closed.