Was the president having trouble keeping his balance at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery?
Many social media users noticed that, when Donald Trump appeared to wobble, while standing next to Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, both of whom were able to stand more upright.
One of these weebles can’t stop the wobble. pic.twitter.com/WwuhsPiLnR
— chiky handler (@chiky_handlr) May 25, 2026
Per the Irish Star, “Donald Trump found himself in the spotlight for an entirely unexpected reason on Memorial Day with a wobbly display during a solemn ceremony, which overshadowed his earlier political attacks… the noticeable lack of stability quickly ignited a firestorm online, with concerned observers and critics flooding the internet to mock the display or express alarm over his balance.”
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“While the rest of the military and political party stood rigidly still in honor of fallen service members, Trump was visibly unsteady on his feet,” the report said.
There were quite a few reactions to that moment:
Trump is holding it in. His shit that is! Ooof. I’d hate to be standing near him. https://t.co/QOcb0mUwt7
— Beyond The Script. (@Harvie3Culley) May 26, 2026
JD looks like he’s wearing one of those baby hands. https://t.co/JfpykZGtT9
— Vybrance 🎧✨️🇨🇦 (@Vybrance) May 26, 2026
You know it’s bad when standing makes you dizzy. https://t.co/IgAbzMxSdK
— Claire Ortiz (@clairityortiz) May 26, 2026
I honestly thought that Trump was going to fall backwards. Holy cow he is messed up. https://t.co/pwYhRVuGuz
— Tuscan Italian (@tuscan_Italian) May 26, 2026
https://t.co/Igq0ZRBJb3 pic.twitter.com/Y241KHFrbz
— Werner B (@WernerBrover) May 26, 2026
The moment at the ceremony followed the news that Trump was headed to Walter Reed Hospital yet again, for what the Washington Post described as “his third scheduled medical checkup in 13 months.”
“Trump, the oldest president to ever be inaugurated, is scheduled to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a medical and dental visit, the White House said earlier this month. The president went to Walter Reed in April 2025 for his annual physical exam – and returned in October for what officials characterized as a ‘scheduled follow-up,’ sparking weeks of inquiries about Trump’s diagnosis and procedures that the White House repeatedly sidestepped.”
Photo courtesy of an X screenshot.
