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Resurfaced Video Of Tommy Tuberville Falling Down Airplane Stairs Inspires Perfect Nickname

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Video from 2014 showed the Republican Senator losing his footing on some stairs while exiting a plane before tumbling all the way down on his behind—and the internet gave him a fitting new nickname.

Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville was widely mocked after a resurfaced video from 2014 showed him losing his footing on some stairs while exiting a plane before tumbling all the way down on his behind.

Tuberville, holding a small suitcase in one hand and a duffle bag in the other, appeared to lose his balance after descending three steps, resulting in a slide down the rest of the staircase. Airport staff were seen checking on him once he reached the bottom.


The resurfaced incident prompted social media users to give him a fitting new nickname: Tommy Tumbleville.

You can see how Tuberville got his nickname by watching the video below.

What added an extra layer of irony was Tuberville's prior jabs at President Biden for his own stairway mishaps.

The President has faced multiple instances of stumbling on camera in the past year, including a notable fall during this year's Air Force Academy commencement ceremony when he tripped over a sandbag. He's also been observed slipping on the stairs to Air Force One, both when ascending and descending, prompting conservative critics to speculate about the impact of his age.

Over the summer, Tuberville mocked Biden's falls in remarks to reporters:

"You watch Joe Biden over in Europe. I mean, I'm afraid he's going to fall down every time I turn on television."

Given his own fall, social media users couldn't resist having a laugh at Tuberville's expense.

The mockery was swift.



In recent months, Tuberville has been under scrutiny from members of both political parties for refusing to lift his hold on over 300 military nominations.

He has kept the nominations on hold in protest of the Department of Defense's abortion policy, which allows U.S. service members and their families to take time off to receive the procedure out of state.

Earlier this week, news outlets reported Tuberville's hold on military confirmations impacts several senior military appointments in the Middle East, which could complicate the U.S. response to Hamas' recent invasion of Israel as the Pentagon seeks to bolster its presence in the Middle East.

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