Key facts
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied seeing President Trump fall asleep in meetings.
- Rep. Ted Lieu questioned Rubio about Trump's attentiveness during a House Foreign Relations Committee appearance.
- Lieu also asked Rubio about the president's health following repeated medical visits.
During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Representative Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding President Donald Trump's health and attentiveness. Lieu presented video footage from past meetings where Trump appeared to be asleep and asked Rubio if he had ever witnessed the President sleeping during a Cabinet meeting. Rubio denied ever seeing Trump fall asleep, stating the opposite was true. Lieu also inquired about Trump's repeated medical visits.