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The Whole World Is Wilbur Ross, Who Clearly Fell Asleep During Ultra-Nationalist Trump Speech at UN

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross (center) with his eyes closed and seemingly asleep as President Donald Trump delivered a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. (Photo: Screenshot)

The Whole World Is Wilbur Ross, Who Clearly Fell Asleep During Ultra-Nationalist Trump Speech at UN

"Wilbur Ross is all of us right now. Donald is putting everyone to sleep."

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross inadvertently--and without using words--spoke for millions upon millions of people around the world on Tuesday morning as he very clearly fell asleep during President Donald Trump's ultra-nationalist address to the United Nations General Assembly.

But was Ross actually sleeping? It certainly looks like it:

The scene of Ross sleeping during the address quickly went viral on social media, not just because of the U.S. president's numerous false statements during the "low-energy" speech but because Ross has been known to fall asleep during public events as well as meetings.

During a Trump speech in Saudi Arabia in 2017, Wilbur also appeared to doze off:

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