President Joe Biden is doing “100% fine” after he tripped while walking up the stairs to board Air Force One earlier Friday, White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
Biden took a tumble as he climbed the plane’s steps, initially appearing to trip, get up, then trip a second time. After making it up the flight of stairs, Biden turned to wave at the top of the steps before hustling inside. “So, as you know, it’s pretty windy outside, it’s very windy.
I almost fell coming up the steps myself,” she said while briefings reporters on the plane on the way to Atlanta. “He is doing 100% fine.” Jean-Pierre wouldn’t say if he hurt the foot that was recently broken. “He’s doing great.