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White House Reveals Why Biden Stumbled Thrice On Air Force One

US President Joe Biden

President Joe Biden tripped and fell thrice on Friday while ascending the Air Force One because of the harsh weather conditions, Washington said on Saturday.

Concerns about the health conditions of Biden, 78, became a subject of public discourse again after a video where he stumbled three times and fell while climbing steps to the presidential plane surfaced in the online community.

He was said to be departing for a programme in Atlanta to meet with Asian American leaders in the wake of recent attacks on a row of spas, during which six Asian women were killed.

A White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the president was blown off his paces because “it’s pretty windy outside.”

US President Biden falls on presidential plane

Stressing the severity weather condition, Ms Jean-Pierre noted that “I almost fell coming up the steps myself,” she said, adding that Mr Biden “is doing 100 percent.”

The National Weather Service, Joint Base Andrews in Maryland also confirmed that the state was experiencing winds of more than 20 miles per hour with gusts up to 25 mph.

Corroborating Jean Pierre assertion, White House communications director Kate Bedingfield in a tweet, allayed fears of the public, describing the incident as a mere ‘misstep’.

He added that the president didn’t suffer any physical discomfort and that he was of sound health as he didn’t even require any medical attention to get going.

said “I know folks have seen that President Biden slipped on his way up the stairs to AF1, but I’m happy to report that he is just fine and did not even require any attention from the medical team who travels with him. Nothing more than a misstep on the stairs.”