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President Joe Biden nearly stumbled down the staircase of Air Force One once again.
Concerns about these incidents damaging his image and reelection prospects have led his team to take measures to manage his public appearances.
The team has introduced changes, including the President switching to tennis shoes with a more stable tread and using an auxiliary staircase for boarding and deplaning, reducing the risk of stumbling as observed in past incidents. (Trending: Biden Breaks Texas Town’s All-Time Record)
The President is also actively engaged in an exercise program designed to improve his balance. Working alongside Dr. Drew Contreras and focusing on “proprioceptive maintenance maneuvers.”
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates stated, “This isn’t new — it was proactively and transparently disclosed in a 2021 report from the president’s doctor and again this year.” Bates said.
As you can see, Biden’s team’s mission to not let him trip in public is going well pic.twitter.com/LgRu741IQe
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) September 26, 2023
At 80, Biden is the oldest president in U.S. history. Reporters also notice that Biden has started using the smaller 14-step staircase to board Air Force One by entering through the belly of the plane. This started after Biden took a hard fall at the graduation ceremony of the Air Force Academy in Colorado.
In February 2021, Biden tripped while boarding Air Force One as he prepared to depart for a trip to Europe. He stumbled again just one month later in March 2021 while walking up the stairs of Air Force One to depart for a trip to South Carolina.
Biden tripped in June 2021 while walking down the stairs of Air Force One to depart for a trip to Europe. In August 2021, Biden tripped while walking up the stairs of Air Force One as he prepared to depart for a trip to New York City. (Trending: Texas GOP Openly Declares Biden an Illegitimate President)
Joe Biden with a pose that strikes fear into the hearts of America's enemies. pic.twitter.com/EL6HS66Tjg
— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) July 31, 2023
He tripped again in October 2021 (walking down the steps) and again in February 2022 (walking up Air Force One steps).
Staircases aren’t Biden’s fiercest opponent as he appears to face even greater struggles in the mental arena. A poll from NBC found that the majority of Americans (68%) believe Biden does not have the mental and physical health to serve as president.
The poll also found that a staggering 43 percent of Democrats believe Biden is not mentally and physically healthy to serve as president. This concern among Democrats has doubled since 2020. Prior to 2020, just one in five Democrats were concerned about Biden’s mental acuity.
.@POTUS boards Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base as he departs for London, England. Biden was not socks with his sneakers. pic.twitter.com/3CRQJ5uqnR
— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) July 9, 2023
NBC found that 89% of Republicans agree that Biden does not have the cognitive or physicial abilities to be president.
Biden will be 82 years old in 2024 and claims he will seek re-election as the nominee of the Democratic Party. Given Biden’s long history of physical and mental struggles, it remains unclear whether the Democrat Party will rally behind him and win the White House.
some top Democrats have privately been saying for months that they’re nervous about Biden tripping again on the trail. Today he did—>
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) June 1, 2023
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