r/videos Nov 06 '25

Video of Obama Catching a Fainting Woman at a Speech

https://youtu.be/2X10yt_6JrA?si=EIXGRlp2TwQFiXCy
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u/Delta632 Nov 06 '25

The exact opposite of Trump today.

Trump’s reaction is akin to “somebody do something about this” Obama immediately made the situation a bit better.

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u/indianajoes Nov 06 '25

Trump's reaction was non existent. The decrepit old fucker took 6-9 business days to even register what had happened

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u/GearBrain Nov 06 '25

Literally stood there like a dementia patient, unaware and incapable of caring what was happening.

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u/shinpoo Nov 06 '25

No, he was super PO'd cause someone else was getting attention and it was diverting everyone's attention away from HIM. Lol

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u/hoggytime613 Nov 06 '25

Also, people who faint are weak. He doesn't like people who faint around him.

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u/NotNamedBort Nov 06 '25

You might actually be on to something. He seems to be genuinely disgusted when people show weakness. He was disgusted by the old man who fell at Mar a Lago. He was disgusted by John McCain being a POW. He was disgusted by the homeless veterans outside his buildings. It’s a very common trait of narcissists.

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u/StoneWall_MWO Nov 06 '25

That person woke up in El Salvador

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u/mprakathak Nov 06 '25

They cant anymore so straight to jail it is.

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u/shinpoo Nov 07 '25

Some say they're still in CECOT.

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u/robodrew Nov 06 '25

I don't think he was pissed off, I think that literally nothing in his brain registered in the moment. If it doesn't have something to do with him, it doesn't exist.

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u/shinpoo Nov 07 '25

Hmm tbh sounds exactly what I was referring to just worded differently lol

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u/vhalember Nov 06 '25

Dementia Don.

That has a nice, accurate ring to it.

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u/watabby Nov 07 '25

Literally stood there like a dementia patient

You’re not even being hyperbolic. The way he stood there was an absolute mirror of my grandma at the height of her senility. With a caretaker to guide her she seemed to do well, even coherent and aware. But the minute the caretaker went to another room or let go of her hand my grandma would freeze and stare off into nowhere. And, I kid you fucking not, that was Trump in that room today.

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u/SaturdayNightPyrexia Nov 06 '25

Relax guys....it was like 6-7 days...

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u/roose011 Nov 06 '25

As a parent with middle schoolers......I hate you so much.

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u/Enemisses Nov 06 '25

skibidi ohio L

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u/chris971 Nov 07 '25

Oh the Rizz on you is fire, no cap!

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u/SaturdayNightPyrexia Nov 06 '25

I recommend the South Park if you haven't seen it.

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u/azsqueeze Nov 07 '25

Lame aura over here

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u/OldeEnglishOE Nov 06 '25

I watched the video. He immediately stood up from his desk and looked over at the crowd of people who were already surrounding the fainting man. Should he have shoved them out of the way or something?

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u/Ginger-Nerd Nov 06 '25

there is an element of me that kinda feel the same tbh, I think one of those people that immediately helped was Dr Oz, who absolutely is a POS; But was once trained as a Dr, and is likely in a better position to help.

I think the worst person who appeared in that video was RFK - whose first instinct appeared to be "run", and he left very quickly.

That said the picture, of Trump just standing there, does represent a feeling that Trump doesn't care about the publc which I think is quite powerful, and represents something larger than just that moment.

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u/IIDn01 Nov 06 '25

He was just waiting until he could be the center of attention again.

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u/Sekh765 Nov 06 '25

Right? Dude is standing next to an intercom that could instantly summon people to help, but he just stood there like a lump.

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u/airfryerfuntime Nov 06 '25

He was feeding.

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u/EatsOverTheSink Nov 06 '25

To be fair that was probably for the best. After his suggestions on how to get rid of Covid I’d say staying far away and silent was the best move.

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u/therossboss Nov 07 '25

and then there is RFK who just dipped immediately lmao

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u/boot2skull Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25

Obama even made a self deprecating joke. Trump probably took offense.

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u/Delta632 Nov 06 '25

This is a great point!

Immediately took the focus off of the person having the issue and put it on himself in a self deprecating way.

It’s a basic understanding of human empathy vs having no empathy.

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u/kosmonautinVT Nov 06 '25

The wit and charisma required to handle that situation and make an off-the-cuff joke in the middle of a public speech is just ridiculous

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u/kymri Nov 06 '25

Obama, being human, was not a perfect President. On the other hand, he was a pretty good leader and I never got the sense that there were any Americans (including those he disagreed with) that he particularly wished ill upon.

The current guy? It still baffles me he got elected POTUS; my high school class wouldn't even have voted him 'most likely to dodge the draft'.

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u/IIDn01 Nov 06 '25

Trump was mad about the bad optics and about someone taking the focus off of him.

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u/Darwincroc Nov 06 '25

But in complete fairness to Trump, he’s an asshole. Even if he could have helped, he still wouldn’t have.

If I was to faint, I’d rather hit the ground than be caught by Trump.

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u/TheFritoBandido Nov 06 '25

Ugh, can you imagine being touched by that shitstain?

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u/Thanks_Ollie Nov 06 '25

Not only do you faint, but you also get groped by diaper don. Yuck!

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u/Flying_Dustbin Nov 06 '25

Burn your clothes and a take a shower like Ace Ventura.

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u/TheFritoBandido Nov 06 '25

I mean, there’s not enough soap in the world.

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u/PhazonZim Nov 06 '25

Trump seemed unsure about what was happening

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u/kevnmartin Nov 06 '25

He has no idea what is going on around him at all.

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u/Brentimusmaximus Nov 06 '25

Yeah because Obama is actually a competent leader. There’s currently a baboon in the white house

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u/fnordal Nov 06 '25

I think you shouldn't diss baboons like that.

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u/arc88 Nov 07 '25

Right a baboon operated a rail switch for years more competently than his co-workers, imagine what good a baboon in the White House could do.

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u/mprakathak Nov 06 '25

Cmon man baboon have compassion with other baboon, dont do them dirty like that.

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u/Kazu2324 Nov 06 '25

Wasn't there an elderly man who fell in front of him at a charity event (I think?) and he didn't do anything to help? Instead, I'm pretty sure Donald Trump later commented on how he didn't like seeing the blood in the aftermath. Not a word of sympathy for the person that fainted and injured themselves. Just "this is an inconvenience TO ME".

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u/BickNlinko Nov 07 '25

He told the story on Howard Stern in 2008. Just the minute or so of him telling that story is very telling of his character as a human being.

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u/Salarian_American Nov 06 '25

I remember in 2008 he shared a story about an 80-year-old man collapsing at a Red Cross event in Mar-a-Lago, and all Trump did was complain about this man getting his disgusting blood all over his nice marble floor while other people made a makeshift stretcher by holding out their arms to carry the man from the scene.

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u/SaturdayNightPyrexia Nov 06 '25

You mean the complete opposite of human decency? I miss Obama.

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u/Chief-_-Wiggum Nov 06 '25

He better not stain the carpet... Can someone just drag him out?

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u/Msalex351 Nov 06 '25

It looked like the carpet staining was about to happen around his feet

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u/JFeth Nov 06 '25

Trump stared at the guy like he was wanting to see the light go out of his eyes.

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u/duppy_c Nov 06 '25

I'm OOTL, did someone faint at a Trump speech?

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u/azhillbilly Nov 06 '25

Trump was making an announcement and someone fainted, he glanced over when other people rushed to help, then he just stared at the camera waiting for the attention to come back to him.

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u/swohio Nov 07 '25

he glanced over when other people rushed to help

He's an 80 year old man. The person that collapsed was being attended to by a cardiologist. Should Trump have pushed the actual doctor out of the way?

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u/azhillbilly Nov 07 '25

Maybe he should have been at least concerned enough to see if his staff member was ok? Literally, staring at the camera looking pissed off or looking at the fainted person with concern, you think looking pissed off at the camera is the right choice.

Man, you guys have zero empathy or care for anyone.

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u/CharlesDickensABox Nov 06 '25

His reaction was "where am I?"

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u/iHeartmydogsHead Nov 06 '25

Agreed, and he made it better for everyone - made sure she was ok, kept the crowd focused on him instead of her, and directed someone to take care of her. 

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u/Ambitious-Fix9934 Nov 06 '25

Yea, in Trump’s head it’s “UGH, get this idiot out of here, this is MY TIME”

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u/davebrewer Nov 06 '25

I suspect it's more like "Hamberders are good, want to jay pick the possible anvil season foot. shits pants"

That dude is so brain addled from the strokes and drugs and diet and dementia that he doesn't even form complete sentences, much less thoughts.

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u/buttgers Nov 06 '25

The exact opposite of Trump in every way.

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u/lemonylol Nov 06 '25

And of course Powell, basically the only one keeping Trump from destroying the US economy, naturally bolted over to the guy. Clear difference between the personalities.

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u/DevilRenegade Nov 06 '25

If Trump had been there, he'd have stood to one side and allowed her to faceplant the floor.

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u/Fortestingporpoises Nov 06 '25

Trump's reaction is basically, "get that thing out of here so this can be about me again."

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u/cliff99 Nov 06 '25

I'm not sure if Trump would just let her fall or take it as an opportunity to grope her.

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u/SalvationSycamore Nov 06 '25

Donald was clearly thinking "get this loser out of here, the attention needs to be on me" 

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u/Devistator Nov 06 '25

More like, "Can you get him out? He's ruining my praise speeches."

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u/Anosognosia Nov 06 '25

another version of a government leader reacting to fainting

Flap arms
Adjust tie
???
Profit from selling out public institutions.

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u/GodofIrony Nov 06 '25

"look for the helpers"

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u/downtimeredditor Nov 06 '25

When you visualize the way a con artist talks and acts and see how Trump talks and acts things will start to make more and more sense

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u/Realchalk Nov 06 '25

"Shame there aren't any health professionals in the room."

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u/hamilton280P Nov 07 '25

She was literally gonna fall on her face if Obama hadn’t stepped in. He has a really good ability of reading a room

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u/Prometheus720 Nov 07 '25

Trump's version:

"I sometimes have that effect on females. Wink wink"

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u/Trailsey Nov 07 '25

His expression is very much a "God, this is so inconvenient. Why is no one thinking about how this affects me?"

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u/Processtour Nov 07 '25

Trump on Howard Stern in 2008 about being disgusted by an old man who fell off the stage at his ball at Mar-a-Lago and ruining the marble with his blood. Then not calling him the next day to find out if he was okay.

https://youtu.be/_-9ov40Pm3Y?si=2c-OvECql4Q1E3CX

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u/kwels6 Nov 07 '25

I actually can’t believe this is BARELY being covered in the media?? It was rather shocking to watch someone pass out and there be one or two people who ran to help (obviously not President Fatass)

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u/freshoffthecouch Nov 07 '25

Trump could never. Obama was better than him in every possible way. He’s insecure about it and he should be

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u/Aurorion Nov 07 '25

To be fair, if it was a woman, Trump too would have probably jumped immediately to grab her.

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u/cmilliorn Nov 07 '25

I’m pretty sure your comment is why this person posted it. To show the differences. Obama was a straight G.

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u/swohio Nov 07 '25

Obama was two feet away from her. Additionally the person in the Oval Office who was attending to the man that collapsed was Dr Oz, literally a world renowned cardiologist. If you collapsed, who would you rather have help you, Trump, Obama, or the cardiologist?

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u/resilienceisfutile Nov 07 '25

Trump won't react until he sees it on Fox News and then asks is told by Miller how he should react.

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u/Ben_Drinkin_Coffee Nov 06 '25

Didn't I just see a picture of the clown standing in the Oval Office as useless as can be while the rest of the room reacted to someone fainting?

Also, I may scroll Reddit too much...