The US president stumbled while boarding Air Force One on his way to visit to Atlanta, Georgia, to meet with Asian American community leaders.
JOE BIDEN (on TRUMP): “Look at how he steps and look at how I step. Watch how I run up ramps and he stumbles down ramps. Come on."
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— Fleccas 🇺🇸 (@fleccas) March 19, 2021
Biden tripped on the steps up to the plane, before recovering and carrying on unaided, turning to salute at the top.
The 78-year-old fractured his right foot in November 2020 while playing with his dog Major.
Air Force One took off shortly afterwards from outside the capital Washington for a flight to Atlanta, where Biden was to meet members of the Asian-American community which has been shocked by a series of shootings in massage parlors.
“He is doing fine. He is doing just great,” deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters about Biden’s stumble.
Biden, the oldest president ever to take office, made a point of hustling to his appearances while on the campaign trail.
Last year he was routinely seen jogging up steps to a stage or towards a podium.
