The health of US President Joe Biden: the blame of the White House meets the wind

The White House says wind is to blame for President Joe Biden’s triple fall on the steps of Air Force One today.

The video showing Biden tripping three times and then falling while boarding the presidential plane has raised new questions about his health.

It wasn’t immediately clear what tripped Biden the first time, but shortly after recovering he fell two more times before dusting himself off. Security officers watched worriedly from the ground.

The president recovered to give a salute at the top of the stairs before leaving to meet with leaders of the Asian-American community in the wake of the massage parlor massacre in Atlanta, Georgia.

On the plane, White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that Biden was “100% fine.”

He also said, “It’s quite windy outside. It’s very windy. I almost fell down the steps.”

White House communications director Kate Bedingfield later posted a tweet assuring the public that Biden was unharmed after his “misstep on the stairs.”

“I know people have seen President Biden slip while climbing the stairs to AF1, but I am pleased to report that he is fine and did not even require attention from the medical team traveling with him,” Bedingfield said. .

Once he landed in Atlanta, Biden remained aboard Air Force One until Vice President Kamala Harris joined him. The White House said they met to discuss the day’s agenda.

Harris then disembarked with Biden, walking behind him as he slowly made his way down the stairs.

Biden, 78, is the oldest person to assume the presidency of the United States. He has said that he uses a Peloton bike to keep fit and often struggles to jog.

However, questions have been raised about Biden’s mental and physical acuity. On Thursday, the president accidentally called his vice president “President Harris.”

Throughout the election campaign, he slurred words, mispronounced words, and misidentified people, such as calling his wife Jill his sister.

A leading pro-Kremlin politician in Russia accused Biden of having dementia on Thursday after the US president called his counterpart Vladimir Putin a “murderer.”

Republican detractors have long claimed that the president suffers from senility.

“I remember the press criticized Trump for touching the railing once,” tweeted a cheerful Donald Trump Jr., sharing the clip of the incident.

“Biden falls repeatedly, but I’m sure it’s the picture of health. It’s no wonder all of our enemies pounce on him simultaneously and make fun of him publicly.”

The president’s latest medical report showed no signs of any degenerative disease.

Biden survived two brain aneurysms in the late 1980s; one did not break. And although the condition was later complicated by deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, her doctor at the time stated that there was no serious threat to her health.

Despite concerns about his health, a new Reuters / Ipsos poll shows that the number of Americans who approve of Biden has grown steadily since he took office, driven by concrete steps his administration has taken to address the problem. economic and public health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. .

The March 17-18 national opinion poll found that 59 percent of adults in the U.S. approved of Biden’s overall job performance, while 35 percent disapproved and 6 percent said no. he was sure.

The number of adults who approve of Biden has increased by about 4 percentage points since a poll that was conducted in late January, and the increase is largely due to an increase in Biden’s popularity among independents.

Additional reports: Daily Telegraph