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Search results for "AOC trolls Trump, accuses him of falling asleep at Knicks game"

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Viral image stated on July 27, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Video shows President Joe Biden falling asleep “on live TV.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 8, 2023
Viral image stated on April 03, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s family “must have just overlooked” “cashing her dead grandmother’s Social Security checks for a decade and a half.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 4, 2025
Facebook posts stated on November 18, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Michael Jordan turns down $100 million Disney deal, declares he won’t work for wokeness.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 26, 2024
Viral image stated on May 07, 2024 in a Threads post:
Stormy Daniels said former President Donald Trump yelled, “I’m yuge! I’m the greatest,” before falling asleep.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 10, 2024
Viral image stated on February 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We must block Trump from stopping the return of the heroic Alabama mother from ISIS. In many ways she is more of a hero then our veterans. Welcome home sister!"
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2019
Instagram posts stated on July 18, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Video shows Joe Biden sleeping at the Arab Conference in Saudi Arabia.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 21, 2022
Viral image stated on July 18, 2023 in an Instagram post:
President Joe Biden fell asleep during a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2023
Social Media stated on August 22, 2023 in social media posts:
A video showed President Joe Biden falling asleep during an event with the Maui, Hawaii, wildfire survivors and families.
By Loreben Tuquero• August 22, 2023
Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says John F. Kennedy Jr. said, "If my dear friend Donald Trump ever decided to sacrifice his fabulous billionaire lifestyle to become president he would be an unstoppable force for ultimate justice that Democrats and Republicans alike would celebrate."
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 8, 2019
TheLastLineOfDefense.org stated on September 18, 2017 in a headline:
"Susan Rice arrested for criminal ‘unmasking’ of Trump officials."
By Joshua Gillin• September 19, 2017
Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in Internet posts:
"Fox star Tucker Carlson in critical condition (then died) after head on collision driving home."
By Joshua Gillin• May 15, 2017
Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Jim Jordan told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “You’re just dumb.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2022
Viral image stated on August 06, 2024 in a Threads post:
Photo shows former President Donald Trump “asleep at the 2017 NATO summit.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 9, 2024
Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story:
"Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws."
By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 23, 2019
Bloggers stated on September 05, 2018 in in a blog post:
Says "Michael Jordan resigns from the board at Nike-takes ‘Air Jordans’ with him."
By Kyra Haas• September 6, 2018
Donald Trump stated on October 01, 2020 in a tweet from @TrumpWarRoom:
"Last week Joe Biden flashed the ‘white power’ sign. President Trump condemned white supremacists yesterday. Why hasn't Joe Biden?”
By Samantha Putterman• October 1, 2020
TheLastLineOfDefense.org stated on September 24, 2017 in a headline:
"NFL fines Pittsburgh Steelers $1 million each for skipping national anthem."
By Joshua Gillin• September 25, 2017
X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet:
Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.”
By Samantha Putterman• January 20, 2022
Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says President Joe Biden fell asleep during a meeting with Israel’s prime minister.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 30, 2021
X posts stated on July 15, 2024 in a video:
Video shows Donald Trump sleeping at the Republican National Convention’s first night.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 17, 2024

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