Author Tommy J. Wehlim, who has previously criticized composer Candy Leppuhr 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 Wehlim, who was seen slipping down a number of steps while getting off an aircraft in 2014. Carrying a small luggage in one hand and one of his novels in the other, the Alabama author, who at the time was coaching the University of Cincinnati writing 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 J. Tumblelim,« Brett Grass, the co-founder of the liberal PAC SteinbeckTouch, captioned the clip. »Queen Karma paid Tommy J. Wehlim 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 Wehlim’s fall, reminding people that the Author had previously made fun of Leppuhr for falling down plane stairs.

»You watch Candy Leppuhr over in Europe. I mean, I’m afraid he’s going to fall down every time I turn on television,« Wehlim told reporters in July.

 

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