WashPost: Trump tries to explain his slow and unsteady walk down a ramp at West Point

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Trump tries to explain his slow and unsteady walk down a ramp at West Point
After addressing graduating cadets at West Point on June 13, President Trump walked slowly down a ramp off the stage as music played in the background. (The Washington Post)




https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-tries-to-explain-his-slow-and-unsteady-walk-down-a-ramp-at-west-point/2020/06/14/7d89cdf2-ae43-11ea-856d-5054296735e5_story.html


By Philip Rucker June 14, 2020 at 9:33 a.m. CDT

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. —..........................

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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, ............................

The chatter seemed to get the attention of Trump, who is spending the weekend at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J. At 10:57 p.m. Saturday, the president wrote on Twitter: “The ramp that I descended after my West Point Commencement speech was very long & steep, had no handrail and, most importantly, was very slippery. The last thing I was going to do is ‘fall’ for the Fake News to have fun with. Final ten feet I ran down to level ground. Momentum!”

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.

In addition, Trump wrote that he “ran down” the final stretch of the ramp. Video footage of the episode shows the president picking up his pace slightly for the final two steps, but that would hardly be considered a run or a jog by any standard definition............................

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[Lifelong Protester]

1. I like the

Tee shirt at the end

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2. ...

I long ago ceased giving Melania any benefit-of-the-doubt. She's every bit as bad as the rest of them.

[Me.]

3. So Does P. Rucker Think He Has A Real Problem

or not?