Anonymous wrote:Even before Trump tweeted about it, I mentioned on this forum that there was no hand rail. Have you ever walked down a steep ramp without a handrail? Not easy.

Anonymous wrote:I've been enjoying myself on this thread - well, "enjoy" isn't really the word. But after talking with my husband, want to offer another perspective.

My husband is very heavy. He has trouble walking because his weight makes his knees bad. He said from his perspective, everyone mocking Trump for having trouble walking down the ramp, is making fun of him as well. That basically we're all just engaging in a whole lot of fat shaming, which doesn't end with Trump.

My husband hates Trump as much as I do, which is to say a lot. He doesn't think we should refrain from mocking Trump for his physical ailments because it's mean to Trump, but because so many other people - who aren't egregious, nasty, evil bullies - will also feel the sting.

Anyway. I feel very badly now. 10 years married to this guy, and sometimes he still has to remind me that not everyone gets to walk through the world with good knees.

Anonymous wrote:Even before Trump tweeted about it, I mentioned on this forum that there was no hand rail. Have you ever walked down a steep ramp without a handrail? Not easy.

Anonymous wrote:I've been enjoying myself on this thread - well, "enjoy" isn't really the word. But after talking with my husband, want to offer another perspective.

My husband is very heavy. He has trouble walking because his weight makes his knees bad. He said from his perspective, everyone mocking Trump for having trouble walking down the ramp, is making fun of him as well. That basically we're all just engaging in a whole lot of fat shaming, which doesn't end with Trump.

My husband hates Trump as much as I do, which is to say a lot. He doesn't think we should refrain from mocking Trump for his physical ailments because it's mean to Trump, but because so many other people - who aren't egregious, nasty, evil bullies - will also feel the sting.

Anyway. I feel very badly now. 10 years married to this guy, and sometimes he still has to remind me that not everyone gets to walk through the world with good knees.

Anonymous wrote:Why are we not calling this WATER-GAIT?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/us/politics/trump-ramp-water-glass-health.html?referringSource=articleShare

President Trump faced new questions about his health on Sunday, after videos emerged of him gingerly walking down a ramp at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and having trouble bringing a glass of water to his mouth during a speech there.

Mr. Trump — who turned 74 on Sunday, the oldest a U.S. president has been in his first term — was recorded hesitantly descending the ramp one step at a time after he delivered an address to graduating cadets at the New York-based academy on Saturday. The academy’s superintendent, Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, walked alongside him. Mr. Trump sped up slightly for the final three steps, as he got to the bottom.

Another video circulated of Mr. Trump taking a sip of water from a glass tucked inside his lectern on the dais at West Point. Mr. Trump held the glass with his right hand and brought it to his mouth, but appeared to momentarily have trouble lifting his arm farther. He used his left hand to push the bottom of the glass so that it reached his lips.

President Trump faced new questions about his health on Sunday, after videos emerged of him gingerly walking down a ramp at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and having trouble bringing a glass of water to his mouth during a speech there.

Mr. Trump — who turned 74 on Sunday, the oldest a U.S. president has been in his first term — was recorded hesitantly descending the ramp one step at a time after he delivered an address to graduating cadets at the New York-based academy on Saturday. The academy’s superintendent, Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, walked alongside him. Mr. Trump sped up slightly for the final three steps, as he got to the bottom.

Another video circulated of Mr. Trump taking a sip of water from a glass tucked inside his lectern on the dais at West Point. Mr. Trump held the glass with his right hand and brought it to his mouth, but appeared to momentarily have trouble lifting his arm farther. He used his left hand to push the bottom of the glass so that it reached his lips.

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Anonymous wrote:Trump = penguin

Don’t you dare insult penguins! More like a bloated walrus.

Walruses are decent creatures. Don't you dare.

He's like a mutated virus.

Anonymous wrote:there is always a tweet

Anonymous wrote:there is always a tweet