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Trump struggles walking down a ramp. Looks feeble. (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 OP
I hate him, but tif, I have a total hip replacement, and with no guardrail, I'd be walking that way BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #1
AFAIK, he hasn't had a hip replacement. dhol82 Jun 2020 #6
Well he's older than me, so it probably evens out. Honestly a ramp that long with that elevation BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #15
Too bad for mr. healthy who cannot be bothered to wear a mask. cwydro Jun 2020 #27
Doing some lip pucker............. Bengus81 Jun 2020 #58
He needs a soul replacement zak247 Jun 2020 #64
Sure but I don't think Trump has had a hip replacement. Something is off. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #8
it is probably his lifts in his shoes. probably makes a ramp feel funny demigoddess Jun 2020 #39
I think he's had a stroke. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #49
My first thought was his elevator shoes too. Poiuyt Jun 2020 #57
Shoes with lifts for sure. Clown shoes I say! HA! machoneman Jun 2020 #61
The old dude walking with him seemed to have no trouble BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #41
May very well have an arthritic hip or knee. Either would limit mobility Raven123 Jun 2020 #45
I think the army guy I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2020 #2
Yes Johnny2X2X Jun 2020 #18
I would think his people would have run the route before he arrived. Peregrine Took Jun 2020 #40
I have watched this clip several times and no one is holding on to him MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #62
I thought he sounded more and more worn as his speech continued. dhol82 Jun 2020 #3
Ramps aren't easy to walk down in heels, 2naSalit Jun 2020 #4
....... dhol82 Jun 2020 #9
Or have dementia or have had a stroke recently. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #11
That too! 2naSalit Jun 2020 #16
Ka Boom ka! Wellstone ruled Jun 2020 #23
Well there's THAT... MontanaMama Jun 2020 #24
And when the lifts push your heel halfway out of your shoe!! Roland99 Jun 2020 #32
Yep, there's proof of the "lifts" so much for BLOTUS' LIES & that he's 6'3" Cha Jun 2020 #43
He's not well struggle4progress Jun 2020 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author dhol82 Jun 2020 #7
Using his left leg to keep his balance. True Blue American Jun 2020 #10
Yup. This is why they focus on Biden's gaffes as 'signs of dementia'. Pure projection. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #12
He did the same thing overseas. True Blue American Jun 2020 #22
He has been literally leaning on Melanie for years. BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #42
Aftereffects of a stroke? There was an unexplained hospital yellowcanine Jun 2020 #29
Something is wrong with his right leg. True Blue American Jun 2020 #33
Looks like big kid steps on the staircase wasn't happening today BeyondGeography Jun 2020 #13
Notice how he changed when he got on level ground? True Blue American Jun 2020 #25
The eagle has landed! soothsayer Jun 2020 #35
You mean Vulture? True Blue American Jun 2020 #38
Remember 2016 and all the stuff about Hillary's brain injury? SoonerPride Jun 2020 #14
Yup! Media needs to ask why he can't take a fucking drink normally. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #19
Isn't he afraid of stairs? Miguelito Loveless Jun 2020 #17
Yes Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #20
Looks like a knee thing to me edhopper Jun 2020 #21
I was going to say the same thing MissB Jun 2020 #26
Heck, I'm not even overweight and I have knee problems. Laffy Kat Jun 2020 #30
Yeah edhopper Jun 2020 #31
If he had a knee problem he wouldn't have been doing that little jump at the bottom... Bengus81 Jun 2020 #60
No hand rail tough on geezers with balance issues. yellowcanine Jun 2020 #28
Looks like protective equipment like Kevlar underneath his suit. ismnotwasm Jun 2020 #34
President Obama would have trotted down that ramp! cwydro Jun 2020 #36
Holy Shit! SouthernCal_Dem Jun 2020 #37
He's still standing though MissB Jun 2020 #53
Donnie couldn't take this uppers? Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #44
you should see me walk down a ramp... stillcool Jun 2020 #46
trademark pucker at :06-:08 gristy Jun 2020 #47
I'm younger than Trump by over ten years luvs2sing Jun 2020 #48
Certainly a problem......... MyOwnPeace Jun 2020 #50
It's hard when you can't see your toes C_U_L8R Jun 2020 #51
The feeble fuckstick is feeble-footed and feeble-minded Blue Owl Jun 2020 #52
He's slower than Yoda in "Return of the Jedi" Hawaii Hiker Jun 2020 #54
His shoe lifts don't help. yellowcanine Jun 2020 #55
I like the music playing, it's like a Looney Tunes cartoon manhattan123 Jun 2020 #56
Slurring words. Sniffing. Hekate Jun 2020 #59
He has a phobia about stairs and slopes. It's been reported on for several years. onenote Jun 2020 #63

BamaRefugee

(3,483 posts)
15. Well he's older than me, so it probably evens out. Honestly a ramp that long with that elevation
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 05:37 PM
Jun 2020

And NO HANDRAIL wouldn’t be legal in a permanent structure under most city codes.

Bengus81

(6,928 posts)
58. Doing some lip pucker.............
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 08:52 PM
Jun 2020

I going with the shoe lift thing making him feel like falling forward.

Raven123

(4,792 posts)
45. May very well have an arthritic hip or knee. Either would limit mobility
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 06:16 PM
Jun 2020

... and cause Pain and difficulty ascending or descending.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,462 posts)
2. I think the army guy
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 05:33 PM
Jun 2020

Was guiding him down the ramp as thier legs moved in tandem and the army guy let go of trump just before the camera would have caught him.

Johnny2X2X

(18,973 posts)
18. Yes
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 05:37 PM
Jun 2020

At the end you can see the officer was holding Trump with his left arm. You can see him pull it back.

Trump can’t walk down a ramp. Nothing funny about that, but keep these Tweets handy when Trump goes after Biden’s health. Biden is for as a fiddle.

Peregrine Took

(7,412 posts)
40. I would think his people would have run the route before he arrived.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 06:02 PM
Jun 2020

Looks very frightened - image is everything to a shallow person like him.

The army dude was definitely there to try to stabilize him.

MagickMuffin

(15,933 posts)
62. I have watched this clip several times and no one is holding on to him
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 10:41 PM
Jun 2020

the army guy has his arm and hand hanging by his side, he's not holding onto the pResident.

dhol82

(9,352 posts)
3. I thought he sounded more and more worn as his speech continued.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 05:33 PM
Jun 2020

He just ran out of steam.
Did not see the walk down the ramp but his saluting looked ok.
Also love his pronunciation of Ulysses.
There is something wrong. At last. Hope it progresses nicely.

Response to struggle4progress (Reply #5)

True Blue American

(17,981 posts)
10. Using his left leg to keep his balance.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 05:35 PM
Jun 2020

Same way he had to use his left hand to get the glass to his mouth.

Something is wrong. At least neurapathy.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
12. Yup. This is why they focus on Biden's gaffes as 'signs of dementia'. Pure projection.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 05:36 PM
Jun 2020

I don't see Biden struggling to walk.

True Blue American

(17,981 posts)
22. He did the same thing overseas.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 05:39 PM
Jun 2020

Had trouble getting up and down steps. Not sure which way to walk off and never prepared. Looks dazed.

BigmanPigman

(51,568 posts)
42. He has been literally leaning on Melanie for years.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 06:10 PM
Jun 2020

She has to hold his hand so he can walk down airplane steps...and she does it in really high heels.

True Blue American

(17,981 posts)
33. Something is wrong with his right leg.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 05:49 PM
Jun 2020

He is having trouble with his balance. Lack of exercise and obese added to that. He walks very little when golfing.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)
14. Remember 2016 and all the stuff about Hillary's brain injury?
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 05:36 PM
Jun 2020

FFS
Media !!

This man is *barely* functional and it should be discussed and addressed.

He is UNFIT for the job. Full stop.

edhopper

(33,484 posts)
21. Looks like a knee thing to me
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 05:39 PM
Jun 2020

all that weight puts a lot of stress on that joint.

Nobody that age and that heavy doesn't have a knee problem.

Laffy Kat

(16,373 posts)
30. Heck, I'm not even overweight and I have knee problems.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 05:46 PM
Jun 2020

It's from being athletic in my twenties and thirties. I had a hip replacement at 50. There is a finite amount of movement allowed to our joints in our lifetime before onset of OA. If you add too much weight...well, you see what you get, although I doubt 45 was ever that athletic.

Bengus81

(6,928 posts)
60. If he had a knee problem he wouldn't have been doing that little jump at the bottom...
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 08:56 PM
Jun 2020

Trust me I got two bad ones,one much worse than the other.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
46. you should see me walk down a ramp...
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 06:46 PM
Jun 2020

especially without a handrail. Wheee....splat! He should exercise, as should I.

luvs2sing

(2,220 posts)
48. I'm younger than Trump by over ten years
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 07:03 PM
Jun 2020

and I’m also in good shape, walking several miles a day. That said, because of congenital knee issues and medication side effects that cause mild dizziness, I would have had a hard time walking down that ramp without hand rails. Now, I don’t snort Adderal or wear lifts..but...

MyOwnPeace

(16,919 posts)
50. Certainly a problem.........
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 07:14 PM
Jun 2020

It is not "left - right - left - right" going down the ramp. The left progresses, then the right comes up beside the left, then the left advances, then the right comes up beside the left - much the same way a 3- year old child would do (but the 3-year old is smarter ).

Hawaii Hiker

(3,165 posts)
54. He's slower than Yoda in "Return of the Jedi"
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 08:00 PM
Jun 2020

Unless those steps were icy, or he's 135 years old, that descent down the ramp looks the furthest thing from normal...

onenote

(42,602 posts)
63. He has a phobia about stairs and slopes. It's been reported on for several years.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 11:42 PM
Jun 2020

What we saw today is actually nothing new.

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