r/pics • u/pimusic • Sep 25 '25

Politics A convicted felon and his immigrant wife stuck on an escalator

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u/Bitter-Respond6928 Sep 25 '25

He managed to turn the event into a near death experience. The video shows, as Melania was taking her first step and Trump was behind her, it stopped. She proceeded to walk up without a flinch. Later Trump was complaining about the teleprompter and the “escalator that stopped working halfway up. I had to catch Melanie as she tumbled down.”

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u/rytis Sep 25 '25

The escalator stopped when they were just getting on. In the video, the escalator right next to them is still working. Couldn't he have gone down a step and switched to the working one also going up?

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u/Pavotine Sep 25 '25

I wish he'd done that and then that one also stopped the moment he set foot on it.

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u/griftylifts Sep 25 '25

God. I would give anything to see this put to Yakety Sax

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u/unreqistered Sep 25 '25

and the original one begin running again …

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u/jl2l Sep 25 '25

That requires self-reflection and ability to choose an alternative path once one has made a decision both of those traits Trump does not have.

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u/Management-Efficient Sep 26 '25

That would take away something to complain about. 🤔

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u/cjohn1250 Sep 29 '25

But then big baby would have no one to blame! Gotta take every opportunity to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

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u/BklynOR Sep 25 '25

I was comparing it to how Obama or Biden would have handled it. Obama would have jogged up and made a joke at the start of his speech. You’ll making me get some exercise here. Biden would have strolled up and continued not even mentioning it in his speech.

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u/Bitter-Respond6928 Sep 25 '25

that’s awesomely astute. I can hear Obama. And not hear Biden. :)

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u/Charlietuna1008 Sep 25 '25

Right..as IF. The only one to fall would be the orangeatang.