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President Donald Trump isn't known for paying great attention to detail. He only rarely reads , and his advisors know that he's far more likely to pay attention to than written text. But despite his usual aversion to detailed inquiry, Trump took to Twitter Saturday with a step-by-step analysis—of his walk down a ramp. After forcing seniors at the US Military Academy to and enter a just so that he could deliver their commencement address in person, Trump spoke to the graduating cadets Saturday morning. While using a ramp to descend from the dais, the president appeared to walk cautiously, taking small steps. Video of the moment was shared on social media, and because it's absolutely the sort of thing a normal president would ignore, especially during the dual crises of a pandemic and a national reckoning with police brutality, Trump decided to dive into the fray personally. "The ramp that I descended after my West Point Commencement speech was very long &amp; steep, had no handrail and, most importantly, was very slippery," . "The last thing I was going to do is 'fall' for the Fake News to have fun with. Final ten feet I ran down to level ground. Momentum!" This content is imported from twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Trump descended a ramp extremely carefully at the end of his West Point speech today — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) Like a lot of Trump's missives, much of this tweet doesn't stand up to fact checking. noted that the weather was sunny at West Point on Saturday, and that the "grass plain on which the commencement took place was dry." Video of the moment also clearly showed that the president didn't run at all. CHOOSE YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONCHOOSE YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONAt another point during his appearance, while using two hands to support the glass. That clip also went viral, which may have been part of the reason the president took to twitter to defend his "run" down the ramp. As the Post pointed out, the 74-year-old president "is exceptionally attuned to—some advisers say obsessed with—the image he presents to the public and strives to be seen as strong and vigorous."It's not the only time the president's stair-stepping style has made the news. After he was spotted holding hands with then-UK Prime Minister Theresa May in 2017, May told a , "What you notice is that whenever he takes me down a slope or stairs—he did it up the steps at Blenheim Palace—he takes my hand to help in going up the steps."Gabrielle Bruney is a writer and editor for Esquire, where she focuses on politics and culture. She's based (and born and raised) in Brooklyn, New York. &nbsp;This content is imported from OpenWeb. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.&nbsp;Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below

President Donald Trump isn't known for paying great attention to detail. He only rarely reads , and his advisors know that he's far more likely to pay attention to than written text. But despite his usual aversion to detailed inquiry, Trump took to Twitter Saturday with a step-by-step analysis—of his walk down a ramp. After forcing seniors at the US Military Academy to and enter a just so that he could deliver their commencement address in person, Trump spoke to the graduating cadets Saturday morning. While using a ramp to descend from the dais, the president appeared to walk cautiously,...

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