At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) told Rubio that "Donald Trump is sleeping right next to you" while Rubio talked about war and peace, then asked whether Trump has fallen asleep in classified meetings. Rubio said Trump "was not falling asleep" in what Lieu showed, and Lieu answered: "You're lying again."
The receipt
- Who
- Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Where
- hearing - House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Original footage
- Forbes Breaking News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 38 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 173 on Instagram
Read the transcript
But this war is going on and the president is trying to end it. You are literally talking about issues of war and peace and Donald Trump is sleeping right next to you. If Donald Trump cannot stay awake at these important meetings where the cameras are rolling, imagine what he's like when the cameras are not there. So I'm going to ask you, have you been at classified meetings where Donald Trump has fallen asleep or had trouble staying awake? I've never been at any meeting where fun and the things you're showing me now. He was not falling asleep and You're lying again Foreign affairs of the United States also represented asking questions about sleep.
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