[FOXNEWS] CNN political news hound Daniella Diaz sent a tweet on Monday pointing out that President Trump and Sen. Mitch McConnell locked hands while walking up stairs at the White House following their Rose Garden presser. Diaz seemed to be mocking the Republican duo ‐ but while followers quickly pointed out that the Kentucky senator is a polio
...Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines the disease has been largely wiped out in the civilized world. ...survivor, the tweet remains on her feed nearly 24 hours later.
"That hand-lock between Trump and McConnell, though," Diaz wrote with video of the incident.
A CNN colleague called out Diaz, quoting her tweet and explaining the situation. At the time this article was published, Diaz had not deleted the tweet. Daily Beast Senior Editor Andrew Kirell also asked what was going on in a since-deleted response.
"McConnell is a polio survivor, a reason why stairs can be tricky at times," CNN's Senior Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju wrote. "McConnell often goes up a step at a time, sometimes needs railing for assistance. This time, used Trump for balance."