The little boy going viral after Donald Trump's State of the Union address.

Donald Trump gave his most presidential-sounding State of the Union address yet, but all the people of the internet are concerned with is the 11-year-old boy who fell asleep during it.

Joshua Trump, who is not related to the US president, stole the attention when he nodded off during the 82-minute speech. Which maybe we shouldn’t be so surprised about because what 11-year-old (or… anyone) could possibly sit through an 82-minute speech?

Of course, people on Twitter had their own interpretations, phrasing the nap as an act of defiance.

Joshua is my favorite Trump #SOTU pic.twitter.com/J4kFS0sRvt

— Lisa Rivera-Hensley (@LisaDarling79) February 6, 2019

JOSHUA TRUMP RULES pic.twitter.com/Opc88adMfB

— Josh Weinberg (@josh_weinberg) February 6, 2019

I just wish Joshua Trump has a sign on him that said “Wake Me Up in 2020.” pic.twitter.com/00wTg1hXyX

— Anonymous White House Official (@dvorakoelling) February 6, 2019

The only good trump, Joshua pic.twitter.com/hyuO5zgkVH

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) February 6, 2019

The boy had been invited along to the annual event as one of 13 special guests after the president and First Lady Melania Trump heard about him being bullied at school because of his last name.

In December, the Washington Times reported that the grade six student from Delaware been the target of relentless bullying at school.

“They curse at him, they call him an idiot, they call him stupid,” his mother, Megan Trump, told the newspaper. “He said he hates himself, and he hates his last name, and he feels sad all the time.”

The bullying, which started at the time of the 2016 presidential election, got so bad that his parents pulled him out of school and homeschooled him last year.

They had hoped the bullying wouldn’t continue at a new school, but it has, and now the boy is going by his father’s last name, Berto.

Many on social media accused the Trumps of exploiting the little boy. Others questioned why other children who suffered awful experiences weren't invited instead, also drawing attention to children who had died, including Trayvon Martin, a black 17-year-old who was shot by a neighbour in 2012.

If you’re more concerned #JoshuaTrump is being teased because of his name than the fact that #TrayvonMartin isn’t here to celebrate his birthday, you’re part of the problem.

— Dr. Susie Meister (@susie_meister) February 5, 2019

Thousands of kids bullied every year.

For being disabled.

For being LGBTQ+.

For being a different race.

I feel AWFUL for Joshua Trump, and he deserves NO AMOUNT of bullying, but it says a lot that he is the one kid Donald and Melania want to highlight as a bullying victim.

— Eric Schmeltzer (@JustSchmeltzer) February 5, 2019

If you feel bad for #JoshuaTrump for getting bullied because of his last name, but not for all of the minority children who are bullied by the children of Trump's supporters (because he enables and condones it), you are not paying attention.

— Samer Abukhaled (@SamerAbukhaled) February 5, 2019

There was another child at the event to keep Joshua company.

The little girl sitting next to him was 10-year-old cancer survivor Grace Eline, who had raised $US40,000 (AU$56,000) for cancer research.