On Sunday, June 8, former President Donald Trump found himself in an unexpectedly awkward spotlight when he stumbled while climbing the stairs to Air Force One. At 78 years old, Trump was headed to Camp David, Maryland, for a high-stakes meeting with military leaders amid mounting protests in Los Angeles sparked by recent immigration raids.
Though Trump hinted at the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act to restore order, he admitted the protests hadn’t yet escalated to that point. Still, he authorized deploying National Guard troops to LA—a decision that drew sharp criticism from California Governor Gavin Newsom, who warned it could inflame tensions rather than calm them.
But it wasn’t just the political drama that captured attention. The brief but awkward moment on the stairs quickly went viral, sparking a wave of social media buzz. Many couldn’t help but draw parallels to President Joe Biden’s own public stumbles—incidents Trump himself had seized upon in the past to mock Biden’s agility.
Now, with the roles reversed, social media lit up with irony. Users pointed to Trump’s misstep as a moment of “karma,” recalling his previous digs at Biden tripping over a sandbag or fumbling on Air Force One’s steps. The stumble wasn’t just a physical slip—it was a symbolic reversal that had many laughing at the unexpected twist of fate.
