Joe Biden’s White House staffers are working to ensure that the President does not trip or fall while running for re-election after a growing number of the American electorate expressed concern for his health and ability to remain in the White House.
Biden, 80, has already worked with a physiotherapist over the past two years to improve his balance while walking and standing. The President’s physician recently diagnosed his inability to balance as “a combination of significant spinal arthritis [and] mild post-fracture foot arthritis.”
He has also resorted to wearing trainers with suits to avoid slipping over or tripping when entering Air Force One – with staffers apprehensive enough about the latter that they are using the shorter stairs into the plane’s lower deck for him.
There have been a series of embarrassing falls for Biden throughout his presidency, such as falling off his bike after he stopped and stumbling over a sandbag while on stage at this year’s U.S. Air Force Academy ceremony.
As a result, several senior Democrats have expressed their “frustration with Biden’s advance team for months.” The American public are of the same opinion as a recent survey found that 83 percent of the electorate have “concerns about whether Biden has the necessary mental and physical health, with 55 percent of Americans having “major concerns.”
