Social media was rife with speculations about U.S. President Joe Biden falling asleep mid-interview with MSNBC's host Jonathan Capehart. The duo was talking about Biden's possible run in the upcoming 2024 elections.

Biden Was Talking About Dr Biden
The clip tweeted by RNC Research has clocked over 6 million views within a few hours of being uploaded. On being asked about his decision to run for the office again in 2024, Biden said he was not yet formally declaring his candidacy, because once he does, a "whole series of regulations kick in, and I have to treat myself as a candidate from that moment on.
BIDEN: "It's my intention to run again."
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 21, 2022
Q: "Dr. Biden is for it?"
BIDEN: *silence*
Q: "Mr. President?"
BIDEN: "Dr. Biden thinks that uh, my wife thinks that uh, that I uh, that, that we're, that we're doing something very important."
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"I have not made that formal decision, but it's my intention. My intention to run again. And we have time to make that decision," he told Capehart.
The clip then shows Capehart asking the president if his wife supports the decision. "Dr. Biden is for it?" Instead of answering the question, Biden is seen pausing and looking down at the floor making Capehart call out, " Mr President?"
Appearing to be coming out of a sleepy daze Biden goes on to say, "Dr. Biden thinks that, my wife thinks that," Biden said before pausing again. "That we're doing something very important, and I shouldn't walk away from it."
Social Media Says Biden Was Sleeping
Biden was criticized for his delayed reaction, which many believed was a result of him falling asleep.
Scary.https://t.co/iEsOtHsGKq
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) October 22, 2022
"what drugs did they give him before this interview? this is sickening to watch. Even more sickening is the people who put him in charge and the ones who still think this man is fit to run a country. i can not comprehend how they could, and his wife should be ashamed of herself!" tweeted a user.
The spaces between sentences
— Trade Action Group (@TradeActionGrp) October 22, 2022
is for when he falls asleep 😴 lol pic.twitter.com/MCJvGJMtKI
"I remember when Trump would speak and stumble over a single word, making the left claim he was "unfit mentally," to be president. Biden falls asleep during interviews and nobody bats an eye," read another tweet.
Jokes aside - Here’s why that question confused him:
— StevenThatWay (@StevenThatWay_) October 22, 2022
Dementia patients often remember persons, places, & things in past tense (often decades ago). Nobody ever referred to his wife as “Dr. Biden†until very recently. It took him a minute to know who they were referring to.
"This is fucking crazy!! The @POTUS falls asleep mid-interview. What an embarrassment to our country," expressed a user.
Looking forward to the fact checkers trying to explain this one. https://t.co/XXyzxra7p8
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 22, 2022
"Mr President, Oh!" Says the interviewer when Biden almost falls asleep in the middle of the interview! We are living in Idiocracy!" wrote a user.
Joe Biden seems to legit fall asleep during this interview. He just keeps getting worse: pic.twitter.com/4quPIC9fbJ
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) October 22, 2022