Those viewing the footage of Trump’s awkward descent as he carefully watched his own feet while he slowly shuffled down the ramp, perilously close to falling over from his pronounced forward lean - followed by his triumphant jog on his final steps as he hit the level ground - were varied as to their opinions about the cause of the obvious difficulty the president - whose yearly physical results have yet to be credibly released - was having while navigating the not-particularly-steep downward slope. In the first, Trump struggles to take a sip of water:ĭo you think he will explain what is up with not being able to fully bring a glass of water to his mouth with his right hand, needing to use his left one to help? Īdd your name to tell states and police to reject Trump’s calls to use violence against peaceful protestors! No one will be singing the old Four Seasons hit from the 1960s to Donald Trump anytime soon, judging from the footage of his delicate exit from the stage at the West Point commencement address that he gave today.Įven more rampant speculation about the president’s physical and mental health than is normal on any given day was bandied about this afternoon after a pair of videos went viral online this afternoon. Final ten feet I ran down to level ground. The last thing I was going to do is “fall” for the Fake News to have fun with. The ramp that I descended after my West Point Commencement speech was very long & steep, had no handrail and, most importantly, was very slippery. Final ten feet I ran down to level ground.UPDATE: After speculation of his awkward descent penetrated the president’s notoriously thin skin, Trump responded with the below tweeted excuse that can charitably be described as pathetic. The last thing I was going to do is ‘fall’ for the Fake News to have fun with. Not one to leave any social media trend unremarked upon, Trump later tweeted, “The ramp that I descended after my West Point Commencement speech was very long & steep, had no handrail and, most importantly, was very slippery.

Military Academy in West Point, New York, went viral online. Over the weekend, footage of Trump leaving the stage after his commencement speech to graduates from the U.S. “And on Saturday, he once again showed off his fundamental weirdness after a speech at West Point when he slowly descended a ramp like an old man being walked across the street by a boy scout.” The president, as well all know is a weird man. “Let’s just get this out of the way first. Seth Meyers displayed far greater agility than President Donald Trump during Monday’s episode of Late Night, quickly ripping off a series of jokes about the president’s ability to walk down a ramp.

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