The National Archives reported Friday that Biden, 78, fell three times in the morning while going up the gangway into Air Force One, and the mainstream media did not comment on his health status in that regard. But last June, those same media outlets quickly and repeatedly questioned the state of President Trump‘s health as he took small, cautious steps down the ramp at West Point to avoid slipping and falling.
This was headline news at the Time, with the New York Times saying “Trump stops walking down ramp to raise new questions,” the Washington Post smugly labeling the story as “rampgate,” Microsoft NBC claiming that President Trump’s health was The Washington Post smugly labeled the incident “rampgate” and Microsoft NBC claimed that President Trump’s health was “unstable” and CNN even asked if President Trump was “afraid to go up the stairs.
At the time, President Trump responded to the speculation about his health in a tweet. Trump tweeted, “The ramp I walked down after the West Point commencement speech was very long and steep, no handrails and most importantly very slippery. The last thing I wanted to do was fall and let the fake news media take advantage of the hype.”
But that certainly wasn’t enough to stop the speculation. Mika Brzezinski, daughter of President Carter’s national security adviser Mika Brzezinski, sometimes guest hosts NBC’s Nightly Show, where she and NBC anchor Scarborough discuss Trump’s daytime ramp walk. Claiming that “there’s no indication that the ramp is slippery on a sunny day,” Mia linked the ramp issue to Trump’s “need for two hands” to drink water, saying Trump has “health issues.
Joe Scarborough said, “We’re supposed to elect someone with more energy than Biden, but by accident, through the clips, Trump is about the same as Biden, or in many cases, even worse.”
Here was @JoeNBC and @MorningMika breathlessly talking about Trump’s ramp and water glass at West Point…
Mika: “It sparked some concerns about” his “health”
Joe: “A lot of people talking about the President’s health” and it “undercuts their argument that Biden is an old man” pic.twitter. com/lwlOzzD4dL
- Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 19,2021
CNN’s Alisyn Camerota said, “There are some questions this morning about President Trump’s health.” She asked CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, “Trump steps very frequently but can only use one leg at a time. President Trump is not known for his athleticism, so it’s more difficult to walk downhill; do you see a possible loss of balance in his nerves?”
CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on Trump at West Point: “There are some questions this morning about President Trump’s health… [M]aybe he just has a hard time going down a gently sloping ramp, but do you see something, possibly neurological that could be throwing off his balance?” pic.twitter.com/hz39lPESZ2
- Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 19,2021
CNN anchor Chris Cillizza said, “Trump is 74 years old, and we know so little about his medical history that there’s almost nothing to say. But Trump, who takes small steps downhill and drinks with both hands, says his Democratic campaign opponent’s physical and mental health is in question …… I see his health in question, too.”
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