President Donald Trump went one round with a large black umbrella, and lost.

The 79-year-old was boarding Air Force One on Sunday in the rain. When he reached the top of the stairs, he waved, flashed a thumbs-up, then tried to close his umbrella as he entered the plane.

He was apparently unable to collapse the umbrella, and stood for a moment with it blocking the door until an aide came to help.

At that point, the president admitted defeat and handed things off to the aide, who brought the umbrella inside the plane and quickly managed to close it.

The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comment.

Two days earlier, the president underwent an “annual” checkup, just six months after his last doctor’s visit, and received a clean bill of health.

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