President Donald Trump’s triumphant return to Washington from his state visit to the U.K. on Thursday night took an unexpected turn when a White House photo op nearly collapsed into an embarrassing stumble.
Cameras captured the 79-year-old president bumping into first lady Melania Trump on the South Lawn, forcing her to steady him with a quick hand grab that many viewers saw as a literal rescue.
The footage, which quickly went viral on X with more than 700,000 views, shows Trump gripping both handrails as he descended Marine One’s stairs before offering his hand to Melania. It garnered another 40,000 on Threads with nearly 2,000 comments.
The two walked across the grass toward the White House, but the president suddenly veered sideways, colliding into his wife and nearly knocking her of