She definitely doesn't look zonked out of her skull.
I think she must be tired from overwork and would recommend matchsticks to prop open those heavy lids.
I'd be inclined to see it as no more than a smoke screen; hope Trump and co. don't see through it whilst your cohorts understand your actions as they wrote the script.
As a non Americanon, I don't cheerlead for any of the players and understand there are bad actors still. As such, I was never part of the Mattis cheerleader squad. Any question of his loyalty was answered when the black eye pic surfaced.