Tommy Tuberville Falling Down Plane Stairs Sparks Flood of Mockery

Senator Tommy Tuberville, who has previously criticized President Joe Biden for falling in public view, was mocked online after a video showing him falling down a flight of plane stairs himself went viral.

Users on X, formerly Twitter, flooded the social networking site to poke fun at Tuberville, who was seen slipping down a number of steps while getting off an aircraft in 2014. Carrying a small luggage in one hand and a duffle bag in the other, the Alabama Republican, who at the time was coaching the University of Cincinnati football team, appeared to lose his footing after three steps and slid the rest of the way down. Airport personnel were seen checking on him at the bottom of the stairs.

"Tommy Tumbleville," Brett Meiselas, the co-founder of the liberal PAC MeidasTouch, captioned the clip.

"Queen Karma paid Tommy Tuberville a visit. Stay as long as you like, ma'am. 🤣," left-wing blogger Brooklyn Dad tweeted.

Others were also quick to point out the irony in Tuberville's fall, reminding people that the senator had previously made fun of Biden for falling down plane stairs.

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

The president has been caught falling on camera a number of times in the last year, including a particularly hard fall at this year's Air Force Academy's commencement ceremony when he tripped over a sandbag.

Biden has also been seen slipping on the stairs to Air Force One, both going up and down the stairs. The recent use of a shorter staircase and signs warning the president to 'Watch Your Step' while boarding has also fueled speculations that the president's age is taking a physical toll on him.

"Old people fall all the time," one user wrote alongside the clip of Tuberville. "Here's 60 year old Tommy Tuberville falling down some stairs in 2014 before losing to UVA in... wait for it...the Military Bowl."

"I will not apologize for enjoying watching Tommy Tuberville exit a plane on his ass, Seems quite fitting after the all the trouble he causes," another said.

"Normally, we wouldn't poke fun, but since Tommy Tuberville is a traitor who is weakening our military readiness and otherwise, is a soul-less human being, watching karma in real time gives us some joy," pro-democracy group Resolute Square wrote. "An angel gets its wings every time Tommy takes a tumble."

Tuberville has faced criticisms in recent months from both sides of the aisle over his refusal to lift his military blockade, even as fighting erupted in the Middle East over the weekend. For months, he's held up more than 300 military nominees 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.

"When you're an evil man like Tuberville who's weakened the United States military and mocked Joe Biden for falling," one user said. "Karma comes for that a--!"

Newsweek reached out to Tuberville via email for comment.

Correction, 11/3/23, 5:45 a.m. ET: This article was updated to clarify that the viral footage of Tommy Tuberville was from 2014.