'Sleepy Don!' Donald Trump savagely mocked for 'falling asleep' during Saudi visit

Donald Trump appeared to have his eyes closed during the meeting (Image: FOX NEWS)

Donald Trump's first day in Saudi Arabia has already been hailed a success, as the US President signed a major deal with the country's leadership. After arriving in the country on Tuesday morning, Mr Trump visited the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh, where he took part in a signing ceremony of the deal with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The deal included a £453 billion ($600bn) "commitment to invest in the US" made by Saudi Arabia as well as a major arms agreement.

However, the attention of some social media users appeared to have been caught by Mr Trump's presence during the meeting, with some speculating the US President looked "tired" and even "fell asleep" at one time in the room where the meeting was sealed. Seated next to Mohammed bin Salman, Trump signed the document while an official read out the terms of the deal though the president appeared to struggle to keep his eyes open during the proceedings, briefly closing his eyes.

One person wrote on X (formerly Twitter):"Sleepy Don'. Sorts of suits him."

Someone else wrote: "Keep your eyes on Trump and take note how sleep deprived he is. If grifters around this man had any decency they would encourage him to get more sleep."

Another said: "Trump is so sleepy today."

The US president is on the first leg of a high-profile, four-day diplomatic tour across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

Earlier today in Riyadh, he attended a lavish luncheon alongside Elon Musk and several top business leaders.

The White House has just a released a fact sheet highlighting the landmark achievement from today’s meetings: a historic £453 billion ($600bn) investment commitment from Saudi Arabia into the US economy.

This includes investments in defense, energy, technology, healthcare, and infrastructure.

The White House said the US has signed "the largest defense sales agreement in history" of nearly £107 billion ($142bn) and covers five main categories including air force and space capabilities, missile and air defense systems, maritime and coastal security, border security and land forces modernisation, and communication systems upgrades.

As part of the deal, Saudi Arabia’s DataVolt will invest £15 billion ($20bn) in building AI data centers and energy infrastructure across the US and a technology consortium including Google, Oracle, Salesforce, AMD, and Uber will contribute £60.3 billion ($80 bn) toward advanced technological initiatives in both countries.