Hopefully the occupant didn’t do an Air Force two.
President Trump was interrupted by someone attempting to exit the bathroom as he chided a reporter for carelessly brandishing their boom microphone aboard Air Force One.
“You’re gonna have to take it easy with that thing. You know, it’s a government plane, but I like to take care of it,” Trump said.
Trump was unfazed by the awkwardly timed bathroom departure aboard Air Force One on Tuesday. REUTERSAt that moment, the lavatory door swung open right where Trump was standing and bumped his right shoulder.
The unidentified occupant then quickly pulled the door shut again as the president turned to face the bathroom with a wry smile.
“Hello? Somebody’s in there. Come on out!” he quipped as the assembled journalists snickered at the awkward interaction.
However, the embarrassed occupant decided to stay locked in the bathroom for the duration of the press briefing, during which Trump answered questions about extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, the key sticking point in the recent protracted government shutdown.
The president continued taking reporters’ questions as the staffer opted to remain in the bathroom. AP
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to help the staffer in the bathroom, who opted to stay inside. PoolAs he stepped away from the door and continued taking questions, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt then peered through the cracked-open door, apparently attempting to come to the rescue of the mortified staffer still inside.
As she closed the door and walked away, she and a Secret Service agent posted nearby shared a big laugh at the lighthearted moment.
