A group of conservatives visited the Oval Office on Friday and announced they want to remove a key safeguard for religious freedom in America ― the separation of church and state.

But of course, the main takeaway on social media was how Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep during the meeting.

Members of the Religious Liberty Commission, an organization made up almost entirely of conservative Christians, showed up at the White House to suggest that there should be “bridges” between religion and politics rather than “a wall of separation,” as Thomas Jefferson once wrote.

Yet despite the high stakes of the meeting, the president appeared to nod off while others spoke ― or, as the White House social media department described a similar incident in May, spent a prolonged time “blinking”.

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Trump takes a very long "blink" at his Oval Office event pic.twitter.com/3CLBeW8Ts1

Another video posted online showed him appearing to wake during the meeting.

BREAKING: It happened again.Trump fell asleep during a public event in the Oval Office. Shame on his family and advisers for putting him through this. This is elder abuse.25th Amendment now! pic.twitter.com/v5GCsk4jNP

Since this has happened before, one person wondered why White House staff or even journalists don’t attempt to wake Trump during one of his in-meeting “blinks.”

There are reporters in the room every time he dozes off and not one of them speaks up and is like SIR, ARE YOU AWAKE? They just stand there, saying NOTHING while this guy routinely falls asleep in public. Really embarrassing. https://t.co/VPhcC6Pmlv

A couple people made jokey excuses for the president.

Are you sure he doesn’t have a Bible on his lap that he’s reading? https://t.co/DRsxEnjKk9

Even @DrPhil is struggling to keep is eyes open https://t.co/5MqIKMVNJw pic.twitter.com/V9DND6Nywd

Other people had thoughts as well.

Today is Friday. That means trump is sleeping on the job, again. https://t.co/KAkvu6Iabl

Here’s Donald Trump falling asleep as Dan Patrick goes on and on: What is Trump dreaming about? pic.twitter.com/2YIgB3rKRv

BREAKING: Trump caught dozing off while on the job once again.Time to impeach.pic.twitter.com/l1ukyMyuM4

Although the majority of people on social media thought the president appeared to be sleeping, White House spokesperson Davis Ingle suggested it was absurd to question his attentiveness.

“President Trump’s sharpness, unmatched energy, and historic accessibility stand in stark contrast to what we saw during the last administration when Democrats and the legacy media like the failing Huffington Post intentionally covered up Joe Biden’s serious mental and physical decline from the American people,” Ingle told HuffPost. “President Trump is the sharpest and most accessible President in American history who is working nonstop to solve problems and deliver on his promises.”

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