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Trump Appears to Nod Off, Franklin Activates ‘Zapper’

8/12/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to drift off during a live-streamed Oval Office event on August 10, 2026.
Social-media users claimed a woman behind him pressed a stomach-mounted button they called “The Zapper” to wake him.
The woman was identified as conservative media entrepreneur Jayme Leagh Franklin, 27, founder of The Conservateur and former Trump-administration employee.
A photograph from the event shows Trump together with Franklin and RFK.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to drift off during a live-streamed Oval Office event on August 10, 2026.
Social-media users claimed a woman behind him pressed a stomach-mounted button they called “The Zapper” to wake him.
The woman was identified as conservative media entrepreneur Jayme Leagh Franklin, 27, founder of The Conservateur and former Trump-administration employee.
A photograph from the event shows Trump together with Franklin and RFK.