President Joe Biden’s use of the shorter staircase to board Air Force One has doubled since his embarrassing flop when he tripped throughout a commencement ceremony final month, a report mentioned.
The White House seems to be making concessions for the 80-year-old Biden as he prepares to run for a second time period so {that a} viral fall or blunder “by no means occurs once more,” in accordance with an evaluation by NBC News.
One of the changes seems to be the treacherous climb up the steps to the presidential — often an iconic picture for previous presidents.
“You can’t be too cautious,” one aide informed the outlet.
The shorter set of stairs, which enters the aircraft’s stomach, was utilized by the commander in chief to board Air Force One simply 37% of the time earlier than his viral journey on the Air Force Academy’s graduation in Colorado.
In the previous seven weeks, nonetheless, the report mentioned Biden has used the quick stairs 84% of the time, or 31 out of the 37 occasions he’s gotten on and off the aircraft.
The White House refused to remark to NBC on the stair scenario whereas an aide informed the community that the choice got here all the way down to the climate.
Meanwhile, even former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton admitted that President Biden’s superior age is a matter for his electability in 2024.
“It’s a priority for anybody. We’ve had presidents who had fallen earlier than who have been lots youthful, and other people didn’t go into coronary heart palpitations,” Clinton mentioned.
“But, you understand, he has this nice saying — and I believe he’s proper — don’t decide him for working in opposition to the Almighty however in opposition to the choice. I’m of the camp that I believe he’s decided to run.”
Clinton nonetheless urged voters to aspect with the president and mentioned Biden hardly ever will get the credit score he deserves “by way of jobs and progress and planning for the longer term with CHIPS and different stuff.”
