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)
Sep 24, 2019
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:
\u201cIs Wilbur Ross ... is he sleeping through Trump's #unga speech?\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1569334575
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.
\u201c@ExecutiveBuying @JakeSherman Wilbur Ross is all of us right now. Donald is putting everyone to sleep with this super low-energy speech.\u201d— Executive Buying (@Executive Buying) 1569335548
\u201cWilbur Ross later today: "The President's speech was riveting."\u201d— kevin (@kevin) 1569335624
During a Trump speech in Saudi Arabia in 2017, Wilbur also appeared to doze off:
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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:
\u201cIs Wilbur Ross ... is he sleeping through Trump's #unga speech?\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1569334575
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.
\u201c@ExecutiveBuying @JakeSherman Wilbur Ross is all of us right now. Donald is putting everyone to sleep with this super low-energy speech.\u201d— Executive Buying (@Executive Buying) 1569335548
\u201cWilbur Ross later today: "The President's speech was riveting."\u201d— kevin (@kevin) 1569335624
During a Trump speech in Saudi Arabia in 2017, Wilbur also appeared to doze off:
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:
\u201cIs Wilbur Ross ... is he sleeping through Trump's #unga speech?\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1569334575
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.
\u201c@ExecutiveBuying @JakeSherman Wilbur Ross is all of us right now. Donald is putting everyone to sleep with this super low-energy speech.\u201d— Executive Buying (@Executive Buying) 1569335548
\u201cWilbur Ross later today: "The President's speech was riveting."\u201d— kevin (@kevin) 1569335624
During a Trump speech in Saudi Arabia in 2017, Wilbur also appeared to doze off:
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