Watch: Trump falls on the stairs of Air Force One
Donald Trump stumbled as he climbed up the stairs of Air Force One, sparking comparisons with Joe Biden, the predecessor Mr Trump once mocked for doing the same.
Mr Trump, 78, was filmed losing his balance before quickly steadying himself as he boarded the jet to return to Washington DC after a golfing weekend in New Jersey.
The footage showed shock on the US president's face when he tripped on Sunday, before he composed himself to smile and wave at the cameras at the top of the stairs.
Moments later, Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, almost fell at a similar point on the stairs.
OMG! Marco Rubio just TRIPPED while walking up Air Force One immediately after Trump almost fell! According to MAGA logic, Rubio and Trump are mentally declining and need to be removed from office ASAP! pic.twitter.com/nY0yDMgLzS
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) June 8, 2025
The White House has not yet responded to the clip, which is being widely compared to Mr Biden's repeated public tumbles on the same stairs during his presidency.
Mr Trump, along with his allies and Ring-wing commentators, repeatedly seized on the former president's falls during his tenure, using them to raise concerns about his age and health.
'Joe Biden can't even walk up a flight of stairs on Air Force One,' Mr Trump said during a speech in 2023.
Later that year, while calling the Biden administration incompetent, he said Mr Biden uses 'the children's stairs' on Air Force One and that 'he can't quite make it up or down' those stairs.
In a high-profile incident in February last year, Mr Biden, who had been moved to the shorter stairs used by the media to board the presidential plane, fell twice as he climbed up.
In April, Mr Trump was given a clean bill of health, with White House physicians saying he was in 'excellent cognitive and physical health', largely owing to his 'active lifestyle'.
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