American President Joe Biden fell three times attempting to board Air Force One on his way to Atlanta. The president who is 78 years recovered his balance and even managed to give a salute at the top of Air Force One stairs before departing to meet with Asian American community leaders in the wake of the Atlanta massage parlor massacre.
The president’s Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told White House pool reporters the president was “doing fine” after the fall.
Mr. Biden’s fall on this windy morning at Joint Base Andrews comes after he suffered a hairline fracture in his right foot playing with his dog Major in November, after which he was required to wear a boot for weeks.
The fall today has heightened concern from a section of Americans on whether the president is in a good state of health to lead the country. The concern is aggravated more by the fact that Joe Biden is 78 years old. However, some feel the fall is not a concern since Biden is not the first president to stumble on the stairs to the plane. In 1975, president Gerald Ford fell down the stairs of Air Force One arriving in Austria. His wife Betty Ford, however, maintained her poise. Former President Barrack Obama has also suffered the same predicament on the stairs of Air Force One.
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