Fact Check: Is Biden using a 'fake' Air Force One on G7 trip as viral video claims?
) was from Biden's recent visit to Japan for the G7 summit. The video shows the president arriving in harsh weather, which may explain why the lower entrance was used over the higher entrance nearer to the plane's nose.
arriving during poor weather. As the president had blamed windy weather for his stumble in Maryland in 2021, it might not be that surprising the lower entrance was chosen on both of these occasions. The photo shared in the TikTok of Trump leaving Air Force One also obscures the view of the entrance of the lower side, although the top corner of it can be seen next to the presidential seal.The VC-25A currently used by the president is due to be retired, and recommissioned under the VC-25B Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program. Afrom defense policy website Defense News said a $3.9 billion contract was awarded to Boeing for the two next-generation Air Force One planes. Commissioned as part of a defense budget proposed by then President Donald Trump, the new model was due to be put into use in 2024. However, as reported by , design changes have followed since, and the first VC-25B is now due to be delivered by 2027, with the second expected to arrive the following year.The video does not show that Joe Biden entered a"fake" version of Air Force One. He exited from the vehicle's first-floor door instead. The video was taken as Biden landed at the G7 summit in Japan, during harsh weather, which appears to explain why he used the lower entrance. In addition, the view of the lower entrance to the plane, in the photo of Donald Trump used as a comparison, is obscured.False: The claim is demonstrably false. Primary source evidence proves the claim to be false.
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