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Joe Biden: He stumbled twice getting on Air Force One despite the shorter staircase they put him on – Video

According to the New York Times, a U.S. Secret Service agent is placed at the base of the staircase Biden uses to disembark or board Air Force One every time

Newsroom February 22 08:02

Not once, but twice, US President Joe Biden stumbled while boarding Air Force One in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

The US president’s new instability occurred despite the fact that a shorter staircase was used to board the US presidential aircraft.

VIGOR: Biden almost trips (twice) as he boards Air Force One — despite using the short stairs to avoid tripping pic.twitter.com/CkoLnwLV2q

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 20, 2024

The video below shows the moment of Biden’s double stumble as he boarded the plane at Andrews Air Force Base.

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Luckily for him, he managed to hold on to the handhold both times in order to avoid the worst.

According to the New York Times, a US Secret Service agent is placed at the base of the staircase that Biden uses to disembark or board Air Force One each time in order to prevent the US president from falling and getting hurt.

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