{"id":1978594,"date":"2023-07-20T14:56:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T18:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-started-using-the-short-stairs-on-air-force-one-to-avoid-falls\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T14:58:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T18:58:40","slug":"biden-has-started-using-the-short-stairs-on-air-force-one-to-avoid-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-started-using-the-short-stairs-on-air-force-one-to-avoid-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden opts for shorter stairs on Air Force One to prevent falls."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-has-started-using-the-short-stairs-on-air-force-one-to-avoid-falls%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1978594&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<figure><figcaption>Getty\u200b Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>President Biden Adapts Air Force One Stairs for Safety<\/h2>\n<p>President \u200bJoe Biden\u2063 has been using a shorter set of stairs when deplaning \u2063and boarding Air Force One after a series \u200bof\u200c stumbles by the 80-year-old\u200b commander in chief,\u200d <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/19\/biden-age-accommodations-00107184\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Concerns about\u200d Health Prompt Change<\/h3>\n<p>While presidents have\u2063 traditionally \u200bused a taller set of 26-step \u200cstairs to get \u200don and off the aircraft, concerns about Biden&#8217;s health appear\u2062 to have pushed the president to\u200d use \u2062a shorter, 14-step\u200c staircase that unfolds from\u2064 the belly of the plane. Although the shorter steps are usually reserved for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cancels-major-foreign-policy-speech-due-to-two-inches-of-snow\/\" title=\"Biden Cancels \u2018Major\u2019 Foreign-Policy Speech Due to Two Inches of Snow\">inclement weather<\/a> and other rare \u2064cases, Biden used the steps in fair \u2064weather at every stop on his recent European tour and many domestic trips \u2064when\u200d boarding Air Force One, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/19\/biden-age-accommodations-00107184\">according<\/a> to\u200b <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/watch-biden-takes-hard-fall-at-air-force-academy-graduation\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/11-disney-stars-still-left-with-devastating-disorders-drug-dependancy-and-permanent-damage\/\" title=\"11 Disney Stars Still left With Devastating Disorders, Drug Dependancy, And Permanent Damage\">hard fall<\/a><\/a> at \u200dthe Air Force Academy graduation last month and \u200dhis stumbles on stairs have\u200c raised \u200bconcerns about his\u2063 age and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-irreversible-consequences-of-school-closures\/\" title=\"The Irreversible Consequences of School Closures\">physical health<\/a>\u200c as \u2063he pursues a second term in\u200d office.<\/p>\n<p>Biden stumbled slightly while boarding the \u200dplane in Helsinki last week,\u200c just a few\u200d days\u200d after a &#8220;watch your step sign&#8221; was \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/joe-biden-trip-stairs-air-force-one-b2375442.html\">spotted<\/a> \u200c on \u2064the steps.<\/p>\n<p>The president has also frequently been spotted wearing sneakers rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-joe-biden-wearing-nike-foamposite-sneakers\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Joe Biden Wearing Nike Foamposite Sneakers?\">dress shoes<\/a>, a style change \u2064 <em>Politico<\/em> called &#8220;another \u2063concession \u200bto comfort necessitated by age.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Voters Express Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>An \u2064NBC\u200d News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/first-read\/poll-68-voters-worries-bidens-mental-physical-health-rcna91343\">poll<\/a> from last month\u2063 found \u200d68 percent \u2063of voters are concerned about Biden having the &#8220;necessary mental and physical\u200c health to be president.&#8221; Fifty-five percent said they have major\u2062 concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-at-new-low-in-approval-rating-as-he-launches-reelection-campaign\/\">launched<\/a> his reelection bid in April, as voters gave him a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-started-using-the-short-stairs-on-air-force-one-to-avoid-falls\/\" title=\"Biden opts for shorter stairs on Air Force One to prevent falls.\">record-low 37 percent approval rating<\/a>.\u2064 The president would be 86 at\u200d the end of \u2062a potential second\u2063 term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images President Joe Biden has opted for shorter stairs when entering and exiting Air Force One, following a string of mishaps. 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