Age is arguably President Joe Biden's biggest obstacle heading into the 2024 election cycle, and though his team has publicly denied it being an issue, it has quietly taken steps to account for the octogenarian's limitations.
If reelected, Biden would be 86 by the end of a second term. He is already the oldest person to ever serve as president.A Wednesday report from Politico notes that Biden is frequently forgoing the large, portable stairs at the main Air Force One entrance in favor of a smaller, retractable set near the cockpit. The president has taken a number of falls during his two-plus years in office while boarding Air Force One, in addition to his onstage tumble at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Biden has not totally abandoned the grander AF1 staircase. During his recent trip to Europe, he frequently de-planed via the larger staircase after landing where countries had rolled out the red carpet for his visits. Still, he used the smaller stairs during every departure that trip, and again during both departures surrounding his Thursday visit to Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
"I don’t have any decision process to walk through," she told reporters."I’m sure there’s a protocol that’s used for the — for Air Force One. I just don’t have one."
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