A ghost story in the nation’s Capitol
A journalist recounts falling on the steps of the US Capitol while trying to ask then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the possibility of Major League Baseball returning to Montreal. The mishap stopped the question from being asked and became an enduring story about the incident, which the writer playfully frames as a possible ghostly encounter.
The fall happened on a July day after Trudeau had met House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The writer says he was carrying a microphone and chose not to break his fall with his hand, recalling his martial arts training and wondering whether fatigue, his shoes or something unexplained caused him to stumble. The article also gives the baseball context: Montreal lost the Expos to Washington in 2005, and the Tampa Bay Rays had reportedly considered splitting their season between Florida and Montreal.
In short
- A journalist fell on the Capitol steps while approaching Trudeau.
- He had hoped to ask about baseball returning to Montreal.
- The writer wonders what caused the fall.
Explained simply
The US Capitol is the seat of the country’s Congress, where lawmakers meet and visiting leaders may speak with senior politicians. The House Speaker leads the House of Representatives; Nancy Pelosi held that role when Justin Trudeau, then Canada’s prime minister, met her.
Montreal’s Major League Baseball team, the Expos, moved to Washington in 2005 and became the Nationals. Since then, proposals to bring top-level baseball back to Montreal have drawn interest, including a reported idea for the Tampa Bay Rays to play some of their season there.
The story connects that sporting question with a journalist’s attempt to ask Trudeau about it at the Capitol. Its ghostly framing refers to the writer’s speculation about an unexplained stumble, rather than evidence of a supernatural event.
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