U.S. President Donald Trump caused a disruption online this weekend after a video showed him “struggling” down some stairs.
Conservative MAGA influencer Paul Villarreal (AKA Vince Manfeld) posted the video of Trump without noting the manner in which he guided himself down the staircase of Air Force One.
“President Trump exited Air Force One tonight in West Palm Beach. He is headed to Mar-a-Lago,” the influencer wrote.
But critics of the president were quick to point out the strange manner in which his slowly meandered down the stairs while grabbing onto his right leg.
Activist Amy Siskind said, “Trump can barely walk! C’mon media – do your damn jobs!”
That led a MAGA user, Proud American Lady, to defend the president, who is 79 years old.
“Trump walks just fine for a 80 year old man, he of course doesn’t run down or up stairs being careful not to fall and break a bone. Older people don’t heal like younger age people do,” the user wrote. “You’re pathetic person.”
But Siskind wasn’t the only one. Lots of other observers pointed out Trump’s move to pat his right leg repeatedly.
One user, rayninonme, wrote, “What’s with the ‘c’mon little buddy – you got this’ pat pat pat on his right leg?”
One self-described USAF veteran, @davegreenidge57, chimed in:
“I’ve seen Trump pat his right leg like that before. I used to think of it as just a nervous habit. But now I’m not so sure. His whole right side stays pretty much immobile while he goes down the stairs. Maybe he’s trying to stimulate it?”
Ribelle, a critic of the president, said the video showed “Trump struggling on little stairs off AF1 as he begins 16 day vacation while Americans struggle to afford everything, millions of health insurance premiums double, triple.”
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