A CNN journalist mocked President Donald Trump for helping Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell—a polio survivor—up the stairs after their Rose Garden press conference.
“That hand-lock between Trump and McConnell, though,” tweeted CNN political journalist Daniella Diaz, accompanied by a short video clip where McConnell briefly gripped Trump’s hand while stumbling on the stairs outside the White House.
That hand-lock between Trump and McConnell, though. https://t.co/xFClDYCmdQ
— Daniella Diaz (@DaniellaMicaela) October 16, 2017
Twitter users were quick to point out that McConnell, 75, survived polio as a child during the Second World War and sometimes needs assistance on stairs. (RELATED: WATCH: CNN Gets Owned At The Worst Possible Time)
Even one of Diaz’s colleagues at CNN weighed in with an explanation.
“McConnell is a polio survivor, a reason why stairs can be tricky at times,” explained CNN’s Senior Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju on Twitter, quoting Diaz’s tweet. “McConnell often goes up a step at a time, sometimes needs railing for assistance. This time, used Trump for balance.”
Almost 48 hours later, Diaz has still not yet deleted the tweet or issued a correction.
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