Grandpa Pudding Brains demonstrates the little "steering-wheels" airplanes "used to have"
The plane he was discussing, the Boeing 737 MAX, certainly still has yokes. It is infuriating that the media went bonkers every time Joe Biden, a man who has battled a lifelong speech impediment, stumbled while speaking. Dementia Don, however, behaves like a daffy television character long since removed to an old folks' home.
- ▪The plane he was discussing, the Boeing 737 MAX, certainly still has yokes.
- ▪It is infuriating that the media went bonkers every time Joe Biden, a man who has battled a lifelong speech impediment, stumbled while speaking.
- ▪Dementia Don, however, behaves like a daffy television character long since removed to an old folks' home.
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Grandpa Pudding Brains demonstrates the little "steering-wheels" airplanes "used to have" Jason Weisberger 1:28 pm Thu Oct 1, 2026 Screenshot In yet another moment of "this guy is not competent to be President of the United States" moment, Donald Trump demonstrated how pilots used to use "little steering-wheels" to control airplanes. The plane he was discussing, the Boeing 737 MAX, certainly still has yokes. It is infuriating that the media went bonkers every time Joe Biden, a man who has battled a lifelong speech impediment, stumbled while speaking. Dementia Don, however, behaves like a daffy television character long since removed to an old folks' home. The future of aviation still includes the thing directly in front of the pilot.
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