A strange moment unfolded aboard Air Force One during Donald Trump’s latest press exchange. What started as a standard Q-and-A didn’t stay on track for long.
Trump was answering reporters when turbulence rattled the plane. The interruption cut the exchange short, giving us another odd Trump moment.
President Trump appeared panicked on board the presidential jet
The interruption came as Trump was asked about meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Rather than answering, he focused on the turbulence and looked around the cabin.
“I’m looking for something to grab. It’s going to get rough and I don’t seem to be in a great… You did this to me. You put me in a position where there is absolutely nothing to grab,” Trump said as the plane continued to jolt.
He then followed it up with a joke, pointing to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as laughter broke out nearby.
“So, I’m looking for something to grab and it is not gonna be Karoline,” Trump added.
The exchange quickly went viral for how abruptly the conversation derailed midair. The question itself followed renewed attention on Venezuela after the U.S. military’s capture of Nicolás Maduro and speculation about future leadership.
Trump hinted on Fox News on January 8 that Machado might visit Washington. He suggested the two could meet.
“Well, I understand she’s coming in next week sometime, and I look forward to saying hello to her,” he said.
Since then, he told reporters last week it would “be very tough for [Machado] to be the leader, because she doesn’t have the support within or the respect within the country.”
Machado later appeared on Fox News and discussed Trump’s role in recent events, to which he responded positively when asked.
“I’ve heard that she wants to do that. That’d be a great honor,” he said.
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