“I’ll just close them. It’s very relaxing,” he said. “Sometimes they catch me blinking and take a picture right at that moment.”

Trump has frequently mocked his predecessor Joe Biden as “Sleepy Joe,” though critics argue Trump himself has appeared fatigued while on the job.

During a cabinet meeting broadcast nationwide last month, Trump claimed he was “sharper than I was 25 years ago,” yet cameras showed him appearing drowsy for much of the session that followed.

Health concerns have circulated for months, and Trump addressed them directly in the interview. He attributed the bruising on his hands to taking aspirin as a blood thinner—at a level far above standard medical recommendations.