President Biden nearly fell boarding Air Force One this week — a bit surprising since he took a shorter flight of stairs … confirming a report that that’s what his staff has him doing now.
Joe was getting on the famed aircraft Tuesday as he was getting ready to leave D.C. for California — where he’ll be in town for a few days as he fundraises for his reelection campaign … but as we’ve seen before, he had somewhat of a hard time climbing aboard.
Check it out … you can see JB make his way up a shorter staircase into a different part of the plane — which is much lower to the ground than the usual entrance he might take — but even here, the Prez struggles a bit … jolting forward a couple times as he catches himself.
Luckily, he didn’t fall here — as he has in the past — but it was a little jarring. Even more surprising is the fact that a Secret Service agent was stationed at the bottom of the stairs … keeping a watchful eye on his boss. We’ve been seeing this more lately with Joe.
MARCH 2021
It’s interesting … the agent at the bottom of the (shorter) stairs is something the NYT reported on earlier this month — part of a new strategy in managing/shielding Biden.
Worth noting … Donald Trump would also use the shorter stairs at times during bad weather, but now — it seems Joe taking the shorter stairs with someone monitoring him from behind is the new norm. Even here though — it seems like a potential fall is still in the mix.
JUNE 2023
It goes without saying … these concerns have been mounting — namely, ones about his age/fitness for office. It’s something he’s swatted away time and again … but folks are talkin’.
Also worth noting … this ain’t the first time Joe has fallen during his presidency. He’s taken some nasty tumbles before — including while boarding Air Force One.
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He avoided it this time — but he might wanna go up a little slower going forward. Safety first!