Trump's Stair Stumble: Internet Reacts with Waves of Sarcasm and Memes

A video of former President Donald Trump walking down the stairs from a plane has made its way across social media on Saturday, sparking mockery from critics. In a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, Trump can be seen walking down the stairs and holding onto the rail as he deboarded an airplane.

Although it is not clear where Trump was headed, the former president headlined Turning Point Action’s (TPA) convention in Michigan on Saturday as he continues to campaign amid the 2024 election. Trump and President Joe Biden have clinched the nominations of the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively, with each having won a majority of the state primary contests as they seek reelection this year.

Polls have so far shown that the results will be tight as the pair are statistically tied in most surveys or hold only marginal leads. Since the video has made its way across social media, some have taken to X to mock the former president for the way he was walking down the stairs.

Ron Filipkowski, editor-in-chief of liberal media outlet MeidasTouch, noted how Trump was focused and “staring down the whole time while gripping that railing.” “Look how intensely focused he is on not screwing this up because this is so important to him.

Staring down the whole time while gripping that railing. Then you can see how proud he is of his accomplishment at the bottom,” Filipkowski wrote on X. X user Art Candee commented on Trump’s actions and compared it to how the former president has previously taken aim at Biden’s missteps writing, “Trump’s going so slow too, yet he makes fun of Biden for going deliberately because of his neuropathy.”