Deprived Of His 12 Daily Diet Coke, Donald Trump Falls Asleep

As you probably know, Donald Trump fell asleep on the first day of his money laundering trial in New York . Then, on Tuesday, it happened again. Here's how Frank G. Runyeon , a reporter at Law360, described the remarkable scene: “Trump's head lowered slowly, his eyes closed. She stood up suddenly. He stands up. Then his head lowers again. He stands up, sits down again. His head tilts a third time, he moves his shoulders. Eyes still closed. His head falls. Then he opens his eyes.

Initially, we speculated that a busy schedule and lack of sleep were the reasons the ex-president couldn't keep his eyes open. But on Tuesday, a new theory emerged: Trump keeps dozing off because, due to the constraints of the courtroom, he isn't getting his regular dose of Diet Coke — and the caffeine that comes with it.

As the New York Times reported in 2017, Donald Trump drinks about 12 - yes, 12! - Diet Coke per day. When he lived in the White House , he requested them via a button he had installed on his desk. Each 12-ounce can of Diet Coke contains 46 milligrams of caffeine, meaning that with his dozen Diet Coke a day, the former president is accustomed to consuming the caffeine equivalent of about four cups of coffee. of 34 cl each. However, the courtroom where his trial is taking place does not allow eating or drinking, which means that a man who essentially spends his days with soda drips is now going without it for periods of time. of several hours. While it's possible that Trump gets around the problem by downing all his Coca-Colas in the morning before going to court, it seems pretty clear that he isn't doing that.

But maybe he'll start, because it seems he doesn't like people talking about his inability to stay awake: "If someone falls asleep during their criminal trial, we're going to talk about it . But he doesn't like it when such things are reported,” recalled journalist Maggie Haberman of the New York Times.

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