President Donald Trump was caught on video looking like he stumbles while boarding Air Force One on Sunday, en route to Camp David.
The moment, captured by press photographers, quickly drew online attention—not just for the physical misstep, but because it occurred shortly after Trump fielded questions about the growing unrest in Los Angeles related to immigration enforcement.
Before takeoff, Trump stopped in Hagerstown, Maryland, where he addressed reporters about whether he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act in response to the protests erupting in California over ICE raids.
“It depends on whether or not there’s an insurrection,” Trump said when asked directly about the possibility. Pressed further on whether he believed the current unrest qualifies as such, Trump replied, “No, no, but you have violent people. And we’re not going to let them get away with it.”
BREAKING: President Trump appears to stumble while boarding Air Force One. pic.twitter.com/YRuBzFKDOF
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The president was then asked whether he might deploy troops even without invoking the Insurrection Act. His answer left little ambiguity: “We’re going to have troops everywhere. We’re not going to let this happen to our country. We’re not going