Dr. Jonathan Reiner, who once served as cardiologist to the late Vice President **** Cheney, suggested Wednesday that Donald Trump should undergo a new medical evaluation following an odd moment in the Oval Office.

Reiner, now a medical analyst for CNN, shared a video on X, formerly Twitter, showing Trump appearing to close his eyes for an extended period while surrounded by officials, aides and guests during the signing of a bill allowing whole milk to be served in school cafeterias.

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“The president seems to be struggling with excessive daytime somnolence,” Reiner wrote, a reference to multiple instances in recent weeks of Trump appearing to nod off during public events.

“Repeatedly falling asleep with a dozen people surrounding your desk is not normal,” he added. “It needs to be evaluated.”

Reiner has raised concerns about Trump’s health several times before.

Most recently, he criticized the president for taking higher doses of aspirin than recommended. Last month, he said he was worried after Trump appeared “unwell” during a speech, citing his tone and “manic” pacing.

“I’m seriously concerned about the health of the president,” Reiner said at the time. “No one should be happy to see the president like this. He looks unwell.”

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Concerns about Donald Trump’s health continues to rise as he has been caught dozing off again at a public meeting. Jonathan Reiner, the cardiologist for the late Vice President Dick Cheney, believes that the president “needs to be evaluated” for his sudden sleeping fits. On Wednesday, Trump was seen closing his eyes for almost 20 seconds during a signing at the Oval Office for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act while being surrounded by a dozen people, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Cardiologist says Trump’s sleeping behavior “is not normal”

Doctor Jonathan Reiner, who is also a professor of medicine at George Washington University, responded to the clip with an urgent warning on X (formerly Twitter).

“The president seems to be struggling with excessive daytime somnolence,” the doctor wrote. “Repeatedly falling asleep with a dozen people surrounding your desk is not normal. It needs to be evaluated.”

This isn’t the first time that Reiner has been worried about the president’s condition. During Trump’s address to the nation in December, he called the pace of the speech “manic” and said that “no one should be happy to see the president like this.”

The doctor was also confused as to why the president was taking a large 325mg dose of aspirin on a daily basis, which he revealed to The Wall Street Journal. “He has not disclosed a history of heart or cerebrovascular disease which would warrant aspirin therapy,” Reiner said, “and he is demonstrating signs of bleeding (bruising).”

Trump’s repeated naps have been mocked by late night host Jimmy Kimmel, who called the president “Teddy Dozevelt” while he showed a compilation of him closing his eyes at various public appearances.

Susie Wiles, White House Chief of Staff, has responded to a clip of the president sleeping at meetings, saying in December, “He’s not asleep. He’s got his eyes closed and his head leaned back … and, you know, he’s fine.”

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A doctor who served as Vice President Dick Cheney’s cardiologist said Donald Trump needs a medical evaluation after new footage emerged of the president apparently nodding off in a public meeting. Trump’s eyes appeared to close for several seconds in a packed Oval Office on Wednesday, as he signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which reverses Obama-era limits on whole milk in schools. As aides, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, talked up their “Make America Healthy Again” push, the president’s head then dipped slightly.

Nick Reiner was reportedly placed under a mental health conservatorship nearly five years before allegedly killing his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

Nick, 32, was under the guardianship for one year, according to a Thursday, January 15, report from The New York Times. The outlet reported that the conservatorship was terminated in 2021 and had been managed by licensed fiduciary Steven Baer.

“[Mental illness] is an epidemic that is widely misunderstood,” Baer told the outlet. “This is a horrible tragedy.”

Further details about Nick’s conservatorship have not been publicly shared. Us Weekly has reached out for comment.

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Nick had previously been candid about his mental health and addiction struggles.

“They refused to give me meds because they were like, ‘You don’t need any meds,’” Nick recalled of a previous rehab stay during a 2015 appearance on the “Dopey” podcast. “I was freaking out. I was like, ‘How do I show these motherf***ers that I’m crazy?’ So, I was like, ‘I’ll throw a rock through a window.’”

He continued, “I took a rock, and I started on the path, and I was going up this hill … and I went, and I threw the rock through the window. Some woman saw me and she ratted on me and then they put me on [an antidepressant called] Wellbutrin.”

Nick was arrested in December 2025 after parents Rob and Michele were found dead inside their Los Angeles home. They were 78 and 70, respectively.

While Nick is being held in police custody, he has yet to enter a plea. His arraignment hearing was postponed earlier this month after defense attorney Alan Jackson abruptly withdrew from the case.

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“I’m legally and ethically prohibited from explaining all the reasons why, I know that’s a question on everyone’s mind,” Jackson told reporters earlier this month after stepping down.

Jackson further stressed that he remained “deeply committed” to supporting Nick’s “best interests.”

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“In fact, we know — we’re not just convinced — we know that the legal process will reveal the true facts of the circumstances surrounding Nick’s case,” Jackson said. “What we’ve learned, and you can take this to the bank, is that, pursuant to the law in California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder.”

Nick is now represented by L.A. public defender Kimberly Greene.

“I spoke to Mr. Reiner briefly this morning,” Greene told reporters on January 7. “He was understanding that there was going to be a change in counsel. We haven’t had any in-depth conversations.”

Greene also revealed that she’s had “no contact” with Nick’s family since taking on the case.

In addition to Nick, Rob and Michele are survived by children Jake and Romy Reiner. (Rob was also the adoptive father of his late ex-wife Penny Marshall’s daughter, Tracy.)

“Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day,” Jake and Romy said in a joint statement last month. “The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends. We are grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we have received not only from family and friends but people from all walks of life.”

Nick is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, February 23.

President Donald Trump and members of the Trump administration discuss the impact of whole milk in schools with dairy farmers and other stakeholders in the Oval Office.