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There's a theory circulating about a woman standing behind Donald Trump in the Oval Office, while he looked to be dozing off once again.
Questions have been raised about President Donald Trump's health and wellbeing, as he has fallen asleep several times in front of the press.
But this week, chatter online has surrounded a woman who users believed was secretly 'zapping' the president awake every time he appeared to nod off.
Now known as 'The Zapper', the theory states that she had a hidden button on her stomach, and when Trump dozed off, she pressed it to wake him up.
During an Oval Office ceremony on August 10, Trump signed an executive order on childhood vaccines and while NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya was mid-speech, the President could be seen closing his eyes.
But the woman behind him, Jayme Franklin, had a hand on her stomach, and when her hand appeared to tighten, Trump opened his eyes and sat upright.
The clips have garnered millions of views, and many are saying the same thing about the bizarre situation.
Firstly, Tim Brannigan posted a breakdown on X written like an official intelligence report: "Claims she has a button fitted on her belly, and when she gets the nod that he's asleep she moves her hand and presses a button that wakes him."
One user suggested that she may actually be a robot, writing: "She is an alien or a robot," as another agreed: "She is pressing something around her belly. May be the alarm for him," with a laughing emoji.
A third joked: "The way she's just standing there like a human defibrillator for the leader of the free world."
Obviously, all of this is in jest because why would the Trump administration make it look that blantant?
"She has the most important job in the room and nobody even knows it," a different user wrote.
She's been described by others as an 'AI robot' and a 'cyborg' because of how still she stood during the speech, barely moving, just nodding at regular intervals.
"This woman is a cyborg. Stock your bunker. You've been warned," someone jokingly warned.
She is Jayme Leagh Franklin - the 27-year-old is the founder and CEO of The Conservateur, a conservative media and lifestyle brand she started while studying at UC Berkeley.
Unfortunately for conspiracy theoriests, she isn't an aide whose job it is to wake the 80-year-old Trump up when he dozes off on official government business.
She is also a former Trump 2020 campaign staffer who served as director of correspondence in the White House during his first term.
Additionally, she's worked in the US Senate and at Fox News.
She responded to the original viral post about 'The Zapper' theory, and gave users a five-word answer.
"I'm just pregnant you weirdos."
She is currently expecting her second child, not hiding some secret buzzer.
The hand on her stomach was the hand of a pregnant woman resting on her stomach while standing for an extended period of time in a room full of cameras and senior government officials.
In a different post, she said she was 'honored' to have been at the White House and praised the vaccine executive order, explaining that 'parents deserve the freedom to make informed decisions' about their children's health.
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A mystery woman has lit up social media after a viral video showed her making a very unexpected hand gesture behind the back of Donald Trump.
Now nicknamed 'The Zapper,' here's everything we know about the woman in question and the video that has gone exceedingly viral.
The clip, which was taken at a meeting in the White House in which President Trump was listening to a talk by an expert about research into autism, has gone viral for all the reasons.
But why? And who is the mysterious woman those have named 'The Zapper?' Let's dive into it.
The viral video, which has lit a fire across social media sites such as X (formerly known as Twitter) was set in the White House.
President Trump was sat listening to an official give him a filmed update on research into autism.
As the President is sat down, listening to what the man is saying, you can see him seemingly falling asleep before briefly dozing off.
Behind him the entire time is an as-yet-unidentified woman, stood between Trump and the official talk to him.
As the lecture goes on, the woman has one hand on her stomach and the other at her side.
What many social media users have seen is her making an unexpected hand gesture behind Trump, right as he seems to close his eyes. The hand on her stomach raises a little and seems to clench something.
Now, the woman has been called by many 'The Zapper,' as the joke is that seeing that Trump was falling asleep, she had a button fitted into her hands and pressed it, 'zapping' the President back awake.
One user, Tim Brannigan, took a rather comedic view of the situation, writing his response to the video as if he was delivering an official report.
"Claims she has a button fitted on her belly," Brannigan wrote.
"And when she gets the nod that he’s asleep she moves her hand and presses a button that wakes him.
"They’re calling her The Zapper. No idea if it’s true but it *appears* to line up."
Another user seemed to disagree, adding: "If this were true they could easily pick someone not on camera."
As always, though, there were plenty of Trump fans ready to silence any criticism towards him.
One such user stated that, "Looks like [Trump] is trying to listen intently since the person speaking is not in his line of sight and he is making sure that he understands everything that is being said."
A woman seated behind Donald Trump, who was spotted constantly nodding in agreement with everything the president said at a recent televised broadcast, has divided social media users this week.
You can watch the full NBC town hall in the video below:
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According to a report by Fox News, the woman in question was spotted by eagle-eyed viewers nodding profusely.
While Trump was speaking to interviewer Savannah Guthrie on his Thursday NBC town hall in Miami, she even appeared to give a hearty thumbs-up as he discussed the economy in his closing statement.
As you can see, a number of people had a lot of time for the blurred-out woman, and took to Twitter to sing their praises for her:
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Meanwhile, detractors were more cynical about the woman's appearance.
Many suggested that she was paid by the Trump campaign, or argued that her inclusion in the event meant that the broadcast was no longer impartial:
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According to a report by The Miami Herald, the nodding woman has since been identified as Mayra Joli, a Brickell-based immigration attorney, and activist, who called herself the "master of selfies" during her 2018 campaign to run for congress.
Per The Herald, Joli is also a former beauty queen and Spanish-language television pundit, who emigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic.
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Joli is a fervent Trump supporter, sporting MAGA hats in a number of her personal Facebook pictures.
She even uploaded a short video of herself interacting with Trump after the NCB Town Hall event, in which she pledged her loyalty to the Republican leader, crying out to him: "We have your back! You see, you see you are the best!"
Take a look at the footage of Trump that Joli shared in the video below:
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The Herald even reports that Joli claims Trump inspired her to run for office in 2018, stating in a prior interview with the paper that:
"I am not looking to run because I need a paycheck, like Donald Trump. I’m not looking to run because I need fame, like Donald Trump. I’m running because I need this country to succeed."
The Herald also reports that Jolie later garnered 2.5% of the vote as an independent in Florida’s 27th Congressional District elections, and was beaten by Democrat candidate Donna Shalala, back in 2018
The truth behind the alien 'Medbed' conspiracy after Donald Trump posted and then deleted a video promoting the idea.
The president sparked a storm on social media after his Truth Social account shared an AI-generated video promoting the bizarre "Medbed" conspiracy.
While the video was deleted hours later, it added fuel to the fire of a conspiracy theory that has been circulating for years.
The concept of "Medbeds" - advanced healing devices supposedly developed by the US government - has gained traction in certain online circles.
According to The Independent, believers claim the beds can heal wounds, regrow limbs, cure diseases, and even keep people alive long after death.
In addition to this, these technologies are allegedly kept secret by the military and are used only by powerful elites.
In the now-deleted video, which was posted on Saturday (September 27), Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, appeared to anchor a faux Fox News segment.
The segment declared that the 79-year-old had launched a nationwide healthcare plan that would provide every American with a "MedBed card," giving access to new hospitals that use this healing technology.
"Every American will soon receive their own MedBed card," an AI-generated version of Trump said in the clip. "With it, you’ll have guaranteed access to our new hospitals led by the top doctors in the nation, equipped with the most advanced technology in the world."
Despite the video’s polished look, several red flags indicated it was a fake: the low resolution, the strange tone of Trump’s AI-generated voice, and the use of incorrect fonts on the fake Fox News chyron.
The video’s quality was good enough, however, to confuse many viewers, including the president or whoever made the post on his behalf.
By the following morning, the post was deleted, but it raised questions about whether Trump believed the video to be authentic or if it was simply a case of misinformation shared unknowingly.
The idea of "Medbeds" is pure conspiracy fiction, widely circulated by communities such as QAnon.
Per The Sun, some believers believe the government secretly controls alien-inspired pods, and even speculate that former President John F. Kennedy is being kept alive through this technology.
Experts have debunked the concept. Jonathan Jarry, an expert in misinformation at McGill University, described the conspiracy as part of a larger narrative that falsely suggests that military forces around the world own this technology, which will supposedly be rolled out to the public.
"There is no such limit for med beds," Jarry said, "they can do anything," a claim he pointed out as an absurd exaggeration.
Some companies have cashed in on the myth, selling overpriced gadgets they claim have healing properties.
Tesla BioHealing, for instance, markets a $19,999 “MedBed Generator” that, per the company, can help with wellness, but it does not diagnose or cure any diseases.
These devices often claim to use magnetic or infrared technology, but customers have reported that they do not work as advertised, and the FDA has received complaints about their lack of effectiveness.
In addition to the Medbed video, Trump’s Truth Social account was active on Saturday, amplifying misinformation about the FBI’s involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot.
He shared a report suggesting that hundreds of FBI agents were among the rioters, a claim that was quickly debunked by FBI Director Kash Patel, who clarified that agents were deployed after the violence erupted, not before.
Despite the controversial nature of the posts, there has been no statement from the president's office about the video promoting the Medbed conspiracy, nor has there been any retraction or clarification to suggest that it was fake.
A video of an elderly man walking behind Donald Trump has sparked rumors of a body double online.
You could spend days watching and reading about conspiracy theories surrounding the US President, and there are no signs of them slowing down.
Whether it be about the 80-year-old's health, his use of social media, or the long-awaited release of the Trump mobile phone, the public has numerous questions for Trump.
But upon the President's return from the World Cup final, where he once again stayed on stage during the trophy lift, a video of him speaking with the media has gone viral.
The clip shows an elderly man who looks strikingly similar to Trump, who is seen walking behind him, away from the camera.
Before anyone gets carried away, though, that man isn't a body double.
The video raised questions, but they can be answered just as quickly - the man caught on video is Viktor Knavs, the father of First Lady Melania Trump and Trump’s father-in-law.
Their similar appearance and walk could be attributed to the fact that Knavs is just two years older than Trump.
You'd be forgiven for mistaking them at first glance, especially with his swept-back hair, dark suit and familiar build similar to that of his son-in-law.
But the President has never hidden Knavs from the public, as he has been seen at several public and private functions over the years, including events held at Mar-a-Lago.
But the video didn't provide context, leaving viewers' minds to run amok, as there is no existing evidence to suggest that Knavs has ever acted as Trump's double.
This isn't the first time the men have been confused for one another, so it may be time for Trump to switch up his wardrobe to stop conspiracies from running wild.
Viewers couldn't believe it, with some claiming that world leaders have several body doubles and this should be common knowledge.
One claimed: "ALL world leaders have multiple body doubles," with another adding: "Omg…he walks with his head tilted forward the very same."
But others realised who it was early on, as a different user explained: "That’s Viktor Knavs, Melania Trump’s father. It does resemble him from certain angles."
A fourth added: "I think that may be Melania’s father. Weirdly."
Others started to speculate about whether world leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu had body doubles, but as with most things on social media, these were claims made with no evidence.
Knavs may not be Trump's double after all, but they ought to walk further away from each other for the benefit of the US public, and to avoid the reminder that they are almost the same age.
A truly bizarre conspiracy theory has emerged after President Donald Trump was lightly knocked in the face by a reporter with a boom mic.
The moment unfolded on Friday (March 14) while the 78-year-old POTUS was taking questions from reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
As he spoke, the mic — equipped with a fuzzy windscreen known in the industry as a “dead cat” — suddenly made contact with his mouth and dragged across his face, prompting him to instinctively lean back and shut his eyes.
What the moment unfold below:
Clearly caught off guard, Trump shot a sharp glance, his eyebrows raising in response. But rather than brushing off the incident in silence, he couldn’t resist cracking a joke.
“She just made television tonight. She just became a big story tonight,” he quipped, seemingly referring to the journalist holding the mic.
Still laughing, he turned off-camera and asked: “Did you see that?”
Though it’s unclear which media outlet the boom mic operator worked for, these types of microphones are frequently used in noisy environments, like near Air Force One and Marine One, to capture clearer audio.
Despite the brief distraction, Trump quickly regained composure and continued answering questions before boarding Air Force One.
Rather than accept the incident as a slip of the wrist and a rather embarrassing mistake, some social media users are not only calling the moment "intentional" and "deliberate", but some are sharing even darker theories.
While some users on X (formerly Twitter) criticized the Secret Service for failing to protect the President from a slight boop on the nose, others suspected potential foul play and called for an immediate investigation.
"Was the microphone poisoned? Hitting Trump with the mic was done on purpose," one X user wrote. "I hope secret service checks for mic being embedded with substances in the future and not allow such mics anymore close to him."
And while the idea that the mic could have been tainted seems utterly bizarre, there were plenty of people who agreed.
"The problem with this video is not that President Trump was “accidentally” hit in the face with a boom mic," another added. This is a failure of the @SecretService to protect him. He handled it well, but that boom mic could’ve had poison (arsenic) on it."
A third wrote: "Can you imagine hitting the face of President Trump with the MIC that can be laced with poison? The reporter needs to be investigated. This type of actions just give the Democrats an idea to kill Trump."
Another tweeted: "This was 100% on person and to be honest, this enrages me. Also @POTUS what was on that mic… that could of been poison. They went for your mouth. Omg this makes me so mad. You fought for us and I’ll die for you."
"The @SecretService should investigate the incident and test the mic for poisonous substances," another wrote.
Others suggested the mic could have been tainted with "biological agents", "fentanyl", and "chemical solutions".
As expected, footage of the incident went viral on X (formerly Twitter), and users had plenty to say.
"That look after the incident," one person tweeted, referring to Trump's side-eye.
"Omg I bet the person holding the microphone was super embarrassed," another wrote, with a third adding: "Her life will change forever after this unfortunate decision. She will find out that actions have consequences."
Others, however, believed the knock was deliberate, and even called for the reporter's arrest.
"She needs to be arrested! It was on purpose," one X user wrote, with another agreeing: "Arrest her NOW".
"That looked deliberate," tweeted another, with one person adding: "That definitely was on purpose."
Another concerned person tweeted: "Secret Service better tighten up. Why wouldn't this be a possible dry run for something more serious... chemical to germ related?"
It all seems like a lot of commotion for what it most likely is an innocent mistake.
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