Those tasked with protecting Joe Biden have taken extra precautions to prevent the President from falling. “Biden’s allies have expressed concerns that he’s one serious fall away from electoral disaster,” reports The Daily Mail.
In addition to regular physical therapy sessions focusing on balance exercises, aids have forced Biden to wear slip-resistant sneakers and stationed an extra Secret Service agent at the bottom of the Air Force One stairs in case he falls. Biden has fallen multiple times while navigating the presidential plane’s stairs.
The aging President also often doesn’t reach his Oval Office desk until 10 am and only works until about 7 pm — a far lighter work day than his predecessors. Aids also expressed concerns about his lateness to events and news conferences, tardiness often referred to by his staff as ‘Biden Time.’
Critics question if Biden is physically and mentally capable of another term in the White House. A recent Special Counsel report on Biden’s mishandling of classified documents described him as a “well-meaning elderly man” who grappled with memory issues and “diminished faculties.” Special Counsel Robert Hur reported that the President could not remember when he was Vice President or the date of his son Beau’s death. In light of this, Biden’s workday routines and the preemptive measures taken by his staff to offset any possible damages to his 2024 campaign are under intensified scrutiny.
