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President Trump responded to a viral video of a catering truck spinning wildly out of control at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, commending the person whose quick thinking ended the rampaging machinery.
The video, which went viral on Monday evening and into Tuesday morning, showed several airport workers watching in disbelief as a catering truck was quickly spinning in place and flinging its contents across the tarmac.
Near the end of the footage, one of the workers gets a forklift usually used for loading luggage onto airplanes to flip the vehicle. The worker intervened moments before the driverless food truck was about to strike a plane parked on the tarmac.
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American Airlines says it is investigating after a catering truck lost control on the tarmac at O'Hare Airport.
"We appreciate the quick action of our team member who stopped the vehicle," the airline said in a statement. No serious injuries reported. https://t.co/TccHMLZdtO pic.twitter.com/OzEvlsNO6C
— ABC News (@ABC) October 1, 2019
ABC News reports no injuries were reported the airport is investigating how the truck lost control in the first place.
“Great job, just in time!” Trump said in a tweet with a video of the incident.
Great job, just in time! https://t.co/KMUXtO8IYz
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2019
Here’s how some other people responded to the video:
That worker deserves a huge bonus.
— 🦑🦅Dave Berndtson 🐢🐘 (@DHCBerndtson) October 1, 2019
Every workplace ever.
Everyone standing nearby watching the crash.
One supervisor frantically waving and no one listening.
One person risks all to save the situation.
— Dave Erickson (@daemondave) October 1, 2019
This guy just lived all of our dreams.
— GlitterAndGains🔜Nebraskon (@glitterandgain) October 1, 2019
The guy with the forklift didn't decide to ram the food cart until it was about to hit the plane. He may have wrecked the food card but he saved a much more expensive aircraft.
— James Ricker (@JamesRi92021048) October 1, 2019
Crazy, but good job from creating more of disaster.
— Ronnie D Yapo (@RonnieYapo) October 1, 2019
That team member spared the plane a very expensive hit…kudos and promotion!
— Brian 🍂🇺🇸🏳️🌈🍂 (@SFbrian415) October 1, 2019
