Trump literally spent over twenty minutes talking about how he had no issue getting down the ramp at West Point. No, we are not kidding. That is not an exaggeration. He explained how it was that he had saluted over six-hundred people, and his arm couldn’t do a lot and …
We have coverage from Twitter because this isn’t something that can be described well without commentary from around the net:
OH MF GOD
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 21, 2020 [1]
They are now cheering the president's ability to DRINK A GLASS OF WATER
— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) June 21, 2020 [2]
Yes, that is what we got down to, or at least they were cheering because they thought he might be moving on? He apparently does not understand that the crowd watches Fox News and thus they literally have no idea what the hell Trump is talking about. He just spent 20 minutes describing a “problem” that likely no one in the crowd knew existed.
Trump is now complaining about having to salute graduating West Point cadets in the hot sun last weekend. “Six hundred times!… It’s like a workout without a weight.”
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) June 21, 2020 [3]
Yes, he wanted credit for having to do the salutes, and his ability to get through all of them, before walking down a ramp that was like an ice-skating rink – according to Trump. It was one of the most surreal experiences one can have watching a U.S. president.
Honestly, this is kind of pathetic and painful.
He's done a 5 minute workup Sir story to make excuses about being Donnie Stumbles on the ramp.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 21, 2020 [4]
Except he went on another 15 minutes. Rick thought it was near over when he was just getting warmed up.
Just watch this…remember this is the President of the United States:
"The stage was higher than this one … I'm weather leather-bottom shoes … it was like an ice-skating rink" — Trump whines at length about the media pointing out the obvious and noting that he had a hard time walking down a ramp last weekend at West Point pic.twitter.com/cv6rjY9zmg [5]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 21, 2020 [6]
Trump is now speaking at length about his descent down a ramp at West Point, trying to explain his slow and unsteady walk.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) June 21, 2020 [7]
He is unbelievably whining about West Point, and this has now been the longest part of his speech.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) June 21, 2020 [8]
The longest part of his speech was on a topic that the crowd didn’t know was a topic but they certainly do now. This obviously ate at Trump the entire week. Of all the issues that Trump could address on his “first night back” at a rally, he chose to spend so much time on this topic. Humiliating.
Not as long as his trip down the ramp.
— Larry Keene (@lkeene34) June 21, 2020 [9]
Trump is now proving to the crowd he's capable of drinking a glass of water. He briefly raises a glass to his face and then hurls it down to the floor.
The crowd goes FUCKING WILD.
— Susan Simpson (@TheViewFromLL2) June 21, 2020 [10]
I know these tweets don't sound like this is a real thing that is really happening, but this is a real thing that's really happening.
— Susan Simpson (@TheViewFromLL2) June 21, 2020 [11]
Here’s Trump talking about falling on his ass…cause that’s something we want in our heads:
"I said, 'general, there's no way I can make it down that ramp without falling on my ass, general. I have no railing.' It's true! … I didn't really want to grab him … I can't fall with the fake news watching" — Trump is still whining about coverage of his ramp incident pic.twitter.com/hMMv6AmCFC [12]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 21, 2020 [13]
It was unbelievably sad, and revealing.
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Peace, y’all
Jason
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