Joe Biden almost took a tumble while exiting Air Force One in Michigan on Tuesday.
Biden slipped on a short staircase but was able to regain his balance which prevented him from falling.
In recent months Biden’s advisers and staffers have taken several steps to prevent Biden from falling.
One of those steps was to give him a new pair of shoes that prevent slipping.
Other measures include making Biden use shorter stairs and arranging appointments with a physical therapist in an attempt to improve his balance.
Watch the moment it went down:
After spending about 12 minutes at the UAW picket line and just over an hour total in Michigan, Biden boards AF1 using the short stairs and heads to California for a ritzy fundraiser with Hollywood liberals pic.twitter.com/UyFFEKA4J8
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 26, 2023
🚨 BREAKING: Joe Biden almost falls down the stairs hours after Axios publishes the piece “Biden team's don't-let-him-trip mission” pic.twitter.com/f4hbeoFSGR
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 26, 2023
Here’s what The New York Post reported:
A stumble-prone President Biden is taking urgent steps to prevent further embarrassing falls ahead of next year’s election — including working with a physical therapist to improve his balance, wearing tennis shoes and using shorter stairs on Air Force One.
Biden’s team is said to be determined to protect the 80-year-old president from taking yet another spill in public, which could hurt his electability after a recent poll showed that three-quarters of Americans consider him too old to serve a second term in office, reported Axios.
Since November 2021, Biden has been meeting with physical therapist Drew Contreras to perform exercises meant to improve his balance.
Biden has been doing the exercises most mornings on the advice of his physician, who termed them “proprioceptive maintenance maneuvers” in the president’s health summary released in February.
Biden now uses the short stairs on Air Force 1 to avoid tripping on camera
Humiliating
pic.twitter.com/aPRkUUIj5g— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) September 26, 2023
Per Forbes:
President Joe Biden slipped as he deboarded Air Force One in Michigan Tuesday, hours after a report revealed the steps his administration is taking to avoid his penchant for tripping and sometimes falling—as his age remains a top concern for voters.
Biden lost his footing for a moment while making his way down the stairs of Air Force One upon landing in Michigan, as his team takes steps to avoid major falls, according to Axios—Biden has reportedly been wearing tennis shoes more frequently, uses a shorter stairway to Air Force One and has been working on his balance with a physical therapist for the past two years.
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