Joe Biden’s handlers are not only telling him what to say and how to say it, but also how to walk.
The White House has introduced a special routine for when sleep Joe departs and returns to the White House on the Marine One helicopter.
Biden’s handlers are now concerned the president may not be able to walk properly on his own.
Can't Make It Up: The President of the United States has been assigned “walkers.”
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You heard that right. The man that has access to nuke codes now requires aides to escort him across a lawn.
These handlers now walk between Biden and the pool cameras, "to draw less attention to… pic.twitter.com/RO81Dvufb6
Axios reported:
President Biden has introduced a change to his White House departure and return routine. Instead of walking across the South Lawn to and from Marine One by himself, he’s now often surrounded by aides.
With aides usually walking between Biden and journalists’ camera position outside the White House, the visual effect is to draw less attention to the 81-year-old’s halting and stiff gait.
Some Biden advisers have told Axios they’re concerned that videos of Biden walking and shuffling alone — especially across the grass — have highlighted his age.
The White House has also “taken steps” to prevent Biden from falling over.
The White House also has taken steps to prevent the president from tripping, as he did last summer on a stage at the Air Force Academy.
Biden increasingly has worn shoes with extra support, including a pair of black Hoka sneakers. His doctor has disclosed that the president suffers from “spinal arthritis” and “mild sensory peripheral neuropathy of the feet” which has contributed to his stiff gait while walking.
Biden resisted taking steps to account for his age early in his presidency, but has shifted gears recently. Besides the different footwear, he now enters Air Force One on a lower level, taking shorter stairs than the ones used on his early trips to climb to the plane’s cabin. Biden also continues to do physical therapy and stretching exercises most days.
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