A Secret Service agent stands at the bottom of the stairs while President Joe Biden boards Air Force One – even via the shorter stairs — in order to ensure that the president does not fall.
According to a report from The New York Times, Biden has almost exclusively used the shorter stairs since he tripped on a sandbag during a graduation ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy — and in recent weeks, Secret Service agents have taken to guarding the base of the stairs while the president is on them.
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According to The New York Times, a Secret Service agent is now “positioned at the bottom of the stairs” — even the short stairs — whenever Biden boards or disembarks to make sure he doesn’t trip. pic.twitter.com/FNlGYMvawQ
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From the NYT piece:
Even the way Mr. Biden walks to the presidential aircraft is subject to careful…
