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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Clarizza Potoy

80 and Struggling: Trump's Air Force One Leg Scare Revives the Relentless Debate Over Presidential Age Limits

US President Donald Trump faces intense online backlash after a viral video showed him appearing to fall asleep during a NATO bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr CC BY-SA 4.0)

President Donald Trump's awkward climb into Air Force One after the NATO summit in Ankara has reignited fresh questions about his health, after a viral clip showed the 80-year-old pausing on the steps and gripping the rail while boarding the aircraft on Wednesday, 8 July, 2026.

The footage, which spread quickly on X and other platforms, was followed by renewed online chatter about presidential age limits and a separate verbal slip in which Trump referred to the 'Islamic Republic of Japan' while discussing Iran.

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