President Donald Trump gave his speech to graduates at West Point on Saturday. In 2017, the president awkwardly drank from a bottle of water during a presser on Asia.Trump still hasn't totally figured out how to drink water For some, the incident represents another opportunity to ridicule the president. But on Wednesday the president had an awkward water bottle moment of his own while talking about his recent trip to Asia Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► President Trump on Nov. 15 interrupted himself twice during a speech he was delivering at the White House to drink from a water bottle. As shown in a tweet from Vox reporter Aaron Rupar, the president holds the glass in his right hand and doesn't seem to be able to make it to his lips. Nothing to joke about, but they said I had a massive heart attack. These are the greatest people, the military, the Secret Service, they're the greatest people.But they don't ever say, sir, are you OK. And I could see, he was like troubled. Momentum!Trump talked about the ramp and water drinking moments during his rally on June 20.LMAOOOOO Trump just roasted the media for their coverage of him walking down a ramp and then renacted it Some have pointed out that this isn’t the first time Trump has used more than one hand to hold a glass or a bottle while drinking.In this video from 2017, he uses two hands to hold a bottle of water:He actually drank water twice during the same speech, but the second time he didn’t hold the bottle with both hands the whole time.During a national security speech, he also held a glass with two hands while drinking.CNN reported in 2018 about how Trump had his water covered during an interview:One reason Trump’s moments with drinking water have gotten so much attention is that in 2016, he made fun of Marco Rubio for how he drank water.
The appearance also comes one day before the president's 74th birthday. Then I walk another few feet. Some have compared Trump’s two-handed drinking technique to that of a small child.Donald Trump mocks Marco Rubio's 2013 water bottle gaffeDuring a rally in Texas, Donald Trump mocks Marco Rubio's water bottle gaffe in 2013 when he delivered the rebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union.
» Subscribe to NBC News: For more on this story, click here: President Donald Trump Vs. Marco Rubio: Awkward Water Bottle Moments | NBC NewsWhile recapping his Asia trip before the media, President Trump paused to take a sip of water which was oddly familiar to Marco Rubio's widely mocked water break while he gave the GOP response to then-President Obama's 2013 State of the Union address.
Here’s the clip of Rubio:Everyone was making fun of Rubio back then, and Rubio even made fun of himself later.NBC News even did a video montage comparing Trump and Rubio in 2017:Some people have also expressed concern about this latest moment, wondering why it appeared that Trump needed to use his left hand to help guide his right hand.In November 2019, Trump had an exam and laboratory tests at Walter Reed Medical Center, Earlier this month, on June 3, the White House released Trump’s annual physical results, Trump had also recently taken a two-week course of hydroxychloroquine, along with zinc and vitamin D, "This is a persistent neurological sign that, combined with others, would be concerning enough to require a brain scan," psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee from Yale wrote on social media.Despite these claims, no medical issues have been reported or released by The White House. President Donald Trump was scheduled to give a speech at the West Point Military Academy in June, before the campus was closed and cadets were sent into self-quarantine.
And it wasn't true. I said, yeah.
The ramp that I descended after my West Point Commencement speech was very long & steep, had no handrail and, most importantly, was very slippery. And they said it's untrue.So they brought it down from a massive, unbelievable heart attack. "Trump hat immer noch nicht ganz herausgefunden, wie man Wasser trinkt", schrieb der US-Journalist Aaron Rupar spöttisch.Trump still hasn't totally figured out how to drink water Autor Tony Posnanski schrieb: "Hält nicht jeder ein Glas, sieht es an, versucht es, an den Mund zu setzen, scheitert, benutzt dann die andere Hand, um zu assistieren und Wasser zu trinken wie Trump? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2020
And another security. They were with me.If you've had a heart attack, you don't leave the hospital shortly after you get there.