President Donald Trump appeared to tap into his former comedic reality TV star self in the midst of his latest international trip.
Aboard Air Force One over Asia, Trump joked about the sudden burst of turbulence that his plane went through, poking fun of the way the liberal media would spin the incident.
‘These are rough winds in Asia – I must tell you – this is a rough flight,’ Trump told reporters.
‘They’re gonna watch Trump and say, “He didn’t look too good, he’s got the shakes,”‘ the president added.
Most respondents to the clip on X of the president’s remark seemed to appreciate his sense of humor.
‘How can you hate this man when he’s so funny,’ wrote X user @_AHariharan.
Another user posting under the name Harris Richard wrote, ‘one of the few things everyone should like about Trump is that he talks like a normal human and likes to make people laugh.
‘Trump runs circles around them all even in rough skies,’ noted Roseanne Ragosta.
Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One as U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, left, listens, shortly after taking off from Busan, South Korea, en route to Joint Base Andrews, on Thursday
Of course, others still took the chance to land jabs at the president.
X user @JimJones69_ wrote, ‘he’s an insane fascist, who is literally evil, but I sort of get how stupid people watch something like this and like him. He is such a next level con man. He actually comes off as someone affable and normal.’
Another user, most likely a liberal given their usage of a BlueSky handle as their X username – @pystcat.bsky.social – added ‘Grandpa has a lot more than the shakes. The way he babbles incoherently…that‘s cognitive issues.’
Trump’s joke is characteristically well timed, as earlier this month, he underwent a routine annual check-up at Walter Reed Medical Center – his second of the year.
Earlier on his trip to Asia, the president confirmed that he had been given an MRI scan during the latest hospital visit.
It comes after he was seen by physicians for an annual check-up at the start of April.
A memo from the White House physician at the time noted the president to be exhibiting ‘excellent cognitive and physical health.’
It was revealed earlier this year that the 79-year-old president is suffering from chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), a common condition in older people that increases the risk of blood clots.
Trump gestures as he disembarks Air Force One, following his Asia trip, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Thursday
Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One as he returns from Asia on Thursday
Trump’s hands have been photographed in the Oval Office, either with bruises or makeup obviously covering the purple marks.
Photographs have also emerged of the president’s ankles that appeared to be swollen, something that is unsurprising given his CVI diagnosis.
The condition often leads to poor blood flow and fluid buildup when the veins in the legs, particularly in the ankles, do not function properly.
Yet, Trump doesn’t appear to be concerned about his health or intent on slowing down his manic routines any time soon.
At a speech given to Navy sailors at the beginning of October, Trump boasted that his former White House Doctor, Ronny Jackson, who was also on the White House medical team during the Bush and Obama years, frequently praised his health.
