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brooklynite

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Sun Jun 14, 2020, 11:12 AM Jun 2020

Trump tries to explain his slow and unsteady walk down a ramp at West Point [View all]

Source: Washington Post

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump late Saturday tried to explain his slow and unsteady walk down a ramp at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which had generated concern and mockery on social media, by claiming the walkway was “very slippery” and that he was worried about falling.

The walk in question came at the conclusion of Saturday’s commencement exercises at West Point, where Trump was the guest speaker. As he exited the raised platform by descending a ramp alongside Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, the academy’s superintendent, Trump was visibly tentative and took short, careful steps.

Video of the moment was widely shared on social media, with critics of the president — including Republican operatives working on the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump group whose ads have provoked the president’s ire — using the hashtag #TrumpIsNotWell in their tweets.

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Elements of Trump’s explanation strained credulity. Trump’s claim that the ramp had been “very slippery” was inconsistent with the weather, which on Saturday in West Point, N.Y., was sunny and clear-skied. The grass plain on which the commencement took place was dry.


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How long before he claims someone at West Point was setting him up to take a fall? Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #1
It was a beautiful day. forgotmylogin Jun 2020 #35
Nobody applauded the maggot's prepared cheering line... Lock him up. Jun 2020 #43
Maybe Rebl2 Jun 2020 #2
I do and I walk like he did down slopes and on sand. Shrike47 Jun 2020 #45
All ramps should have hand rails. Delmette2.0 Jun 2020 #50
He has his right hand on the retaining wall next to the ramp. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2020 #70
The American Disabilities Act says that is not enough. Delmette2.0 Jun 2020 #72
My favorite ADA "accomodations" are businesses which post the blue handicapped access stickers LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2020 #73
Then you need to inform the management about the continued barrier Delmette2.0 Jun 2020 #75
Thanks for the information. I've healed (knee replacements) but that doesn't let them off the hook. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2020 #77
Maybe it was his bone spurs flaring up. Or that he was escorted by a "multicultural" type, progree Jun 2020 #3
Looks like he leads with his left foot. StarryNite Jun 2020 #22
It's interesting since he had to help his right hand to drink from the glass of water earlier. tikka Jun 2020 #51
+1 sandensea Jun 2020 #71
Seriously doubt that ramp is a safety hazard lettucebe Jun 2020 #4
"The president is visiting! Carl! Go find that old broken down slippery ramp by the dumpster!" forgotmylogin Jun 2020 #37
I didn't think the walk was so slow, just odd, and the "circus music" made it even goofier. thesquanderer Jun 2020 #5
"second hand to get the water glass high enough" - that's cuz he's real tall, yunno progree Jun 2020 #9
I wouldn't call that a rousing applause. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #26
That was the four clap salute. sarge43 Jun 2020 #48
I find this more disturbing than the walk. BarbD Jun 2020 #29
I Agree RobinA Jun 2020 #67
The circus 🎪 music..😆! LeftInTX Jun 2020 #38
You forget that iq45* does not like stairs. And that ramp was not steep niyad Jun 2020 #62
I saw a video of Obama walking down that same ramp, no problem. Thirties Child Jun 2020 #66
There are plenty images of Obams brisking down AF1 LeftInTX Jun 2020 #74
Dementia. BlueIdaho Jun 2020 #6
Was the ramp slippery for the General? IggleDuer Jun 2020 #7
Waiting for the General to say how slippery it was. keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #31
And then the General will retract it a week later. IggleDuer Jun 2020 #40
TRIGGERED Dopers_Greed Jun 2020 #8
Well, his bone spurs have been known to act up AleksS Jun 2020 #10
I am 65 and I would walk down a ramp like that IF: Chemisse Jun 2020 #11
I agree and posted something similar on another thread. Nt spooky3 Jun 2020 #15
I too would be cautious on a ramp. Also 65, I don't heal as quickly as I once did . . . Journeyman Jun 2020 #19
I'm with you Rebl2 Jun 2020 #42
You're an adult. You can be honest about physical problems sarge43 Jun 2020 #46
A few weeks ago the White House released Trump's recent medical report. yardwork Jun 2020 #63
Yeah that makes sense. Chemisse Jun 2020 #64
Exactly! yardwork Jun 2020 #76
IN addition to the walk down the ramp vapor2 Jun 2020 #12
These same things happened to me while in my late 30s. BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #13
You probably had a lot of responsibilities at the time. Dave Starsky Jun 2020 #17
Yes, I did but it was still stress BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #59
Here's how President Obama does it DesertRat Jun 2020 #14
He should be used to slippery slopes by now. hay rick Jun 2020 #16
That slope is always into the stinking Trumpswamp riversedge Jun 2020 #39
That ramp was probably put there for DFT RainCaster Jun 2020 #18
Trump supposedly wears lifts in his shoes to make him taller. Lonestarblue Jun 2020 #20
That is my thought with his high heels. LiberalFighter Jun 2020 #27
That's it. LudwigPastorius Jun 2020 #55
By explaining, PatSeg Jun 2020 #21
Well, he certainly got the Scarsdale Jun 2020 #24
And that's the way it usually goes PatSeg Jun 2020 #36
The advantage to Chump being "on television for years" is all Totally Tunsie Jun 2020 #60
Oh yes, that is an excellent point PatSeg Jun 2020 #69
The ramp is clearly a deep state plot IronLionZion Jun 2020 #23
AntiFa made the ramp! SergeStorms Jun 2020 #53
The ramp should have had a handrail. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #25
When I graduated from college CountAllVotes Jun 2020 #28
How Trump does it in the White House keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #30
I think he is 'fraid of heights. I have seen it elsewhere. Now, I do not have an ego to protect so I LizBeth Jun 2020 #32
Didn't he claim justgamma Jun 2020 #33
No one has factored in the idea that he was wearing pretty high heel lifts. Add the angle of the fierywoman Jun 2020 #34
I is not the man's physical disabilities that bother me. Chainfire Jun 2020 #41
The Joint Chief of Staff and the Secretary of Defense conspired against trDump,... magicarpet Jun 2020 #44
He's not just sick in the head. mwb970 Jun 2020 #47
NEWS FLASH: world wide wally Jun 2020 #49
Biden will be running against Pence in Nov. n/t SpankMe Jun 2020 #52
No one would be making fun or criticizing him if he weren't such a turd to begin with. Collimator Jun 2020 #54
That ramp does seem to have a steep slope. marie999 Jun 2020 #56
He might feel unstable in elevator shoes. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2020 #57
Of Course BLOTUS LIES to Cover UP whatever is really Cha Jun 2020 #58
I got a bit nauseous watching his lips flap. Tommymac Jun 2020 #61
And he will waste hours of our time louis-t Jun 2020 #65
Keep trying to explain, old man trump. Paladin Jun 2020 #68
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