Marco Rubio Accused of Repeatedly Saying 'Mr. President' to Keep Donald Trump 'Awake' as His Eyes Flutter in Cabinet Meeting: Watch

Marco Rubio is being accused of using a certain phrase to try and keep Donald Trump awake as they sat side by side in a Wednesday, May 27, Cabinet meeting.

In a viral video, the secretary of state said "Mr. President" two times in the span of 30 seconds, then saying "president" one more time over a total of one minute.

While Rubio, 55, was enthusiastic and using hand gestures during his address, the POTUS, 79, looked disinterested and sat there hunched over, appearing to close his eyes at certain points.

Social media users poked fun at the situation, with one person writing on X, "You can’t convince me that [J.D.] Vance and Rubio repeatedly saying 'Mr. President' while speaking to him today isn’t a way to keep him awake during this cabinet meeting."

"That sounds plausible. Like a sleeping dog whose ears pop up if you mention outside," someone else said of the proposed strategy, while a third declared, "You're absolutely correct! They're tasked with keeping him awake."

Others were more concerned about Trump's affinity for seemingly falling asleep mid-meetings.

"This is a daily thing...even worse than 'sleepy joe' and he thinks this this normal? Perfect health my a--," one critic said, referring to how the father-of-five said his medical exam on Tuesday, May 26, went "perfectly."

"I know infants who can stay awake longer than Trump!!" quipped another individual.

Trump has denied falling asleep on the job, previously telling The Wall Street Journal it's "relaxing" for him to close his eyes.

He also defended himself by claiming, "Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink."

On another occasion, he told reporters his eyes were shut because he was "bored. I just closed them because I wanted to get the h--- outta here."

Before he released his recent medical exam results, Dr. Jonathan Reiner told CNN he believes "the president has severe daytime somnolence."

"He falls asleep very often. He's fallen asleep in the Oval Office on multiple occasions with people talking to him in the cabinet room, and I was concerned yesterday that he might have fallen asleep at Arlington National Cemetery during Memorial Day observances," he explained.

"Chronic insomnia is a severe illness," the doctor continued. "It can result in an increase in risk of dementia, decrease in cognitive effects in older people."

Seemingly nodding off isn't the only health concern surrounding the president, as he's also been seen with swollen ankles and frequently bruised hands.

Last summer, Karoline Leavitt announced Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition where leg veins struggle to pump blood back to the heart, resulting in blood pooling.