US President Donald Trump stumbled while climbing the steps of Air Force One on Sunday, and the internet wasted no time poking fun.Trump was accompanied by US secretary of state Marco Rubio, who was boarding the plane en route to Camp David after speaking with reporters in Hagerstown, Maryland.
The moment quickly went viral, drawing comparisons to the times Trump had mocked former US President Joe Biden for similar mishaps.“Time to get Old Man Trump fitted for a wheelchair,” wrote political commentator Ron Filipkowski on X. Northwestern law lecturer Jason DeSanto added: “More beta energy.” Political strategist Marco Frieri joked, “Cannot wait for all the books and wall-to-wall coverage.”Journalist Aaron Rupar said, “When Joe Biden did stuff like this, Fox would play the clips over and over like it was as significant as the moon landing.”RC Huffman quipped, “I’m surprised he hasn’t replaced those stairs with a portable escalator of some kind.”The stumble came shortly after Trump was asked whether he would invoke the Insurrection Act to respond to escalating protests in Los Angeles following a wave of immigration raids. “Depends on whether or not there’s an insurrection,” he told reporters.When pressed further on whether he believes such an insurrection is taking place, Trump replied, “No, no, but you have violent people. And we’re not going to let them get away with it.”Asked if he would consider deploying troops even without invoking the law, Trump doubled down. “We’re going to have troops everywhere. We’re not going to let this happen to our country. We’re not going to let our country be torn apart like it was under Biden.”Trump, who frequently criticised Biden for falling during public appearances, once called Biden’s 2023 fall at a graduation event “not inspiring.” At a campaign stop in Iowa, he had also said: “I hope he wasn’t hurt. You don’t want that.”