This time, it wasn't Joe! Female White House staffer takes a tumble down government jet steps ... but backpack cushions her fall
- last year
A female White House staffer took a dramatic tumble down the steep steps of a government jet during President Joe Biden's trip to Poland.
The moment, which was filmed and broadcast on a Polish TV station, shows a person stumbling down the steps on Tuesday morning. And at one point, they slide the rest of the way down.
The female staffer, who has not been identified, was wearing a backpack that cushioned her fall.
The person is understood to be part of the White House support staff who arrived in Warsaw on Tuesday morning. It came after Biden's surprise hours-long trip to Kyiv where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The clip, which appeared to be part of footage being broadcast on a Polish television network, has been viewed nearly half a million times.
Biden, 80, is in Poland to deliver a speech, which he did Tuesday morning, and meet with foreign dignitaries at a time when the country is requesting a greater US troop presence on its territory.
In the past, it's been POTUS himself who has required some assistance on the steep steps that lead to government jets. In late 2021, Biden fell three times as he attempted to board Air Force One ahead of a trip to Atlanta.
The country's oldest president was still able to deliver a salute from the top of the stairs of the plane before departure.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attempted to cover for the Commander-in-Chief at the time, saying: 'It was very windy. I almost fell coming up the steps myself.'
'He is doing 100 percent. He's doing just fine,' she added of Biden's experience in the aftermath of the trip up.
The president's ability to elegantly tackle the steps of the presidential plane has been continued ammunition for those who question the aging president's mental and physical fitness for office.
Again in May last year, Biden nearly fell walking up the stairs of the massive jet.
The moment, which was filmed and broadcast on a Polish TV station, shows a person stumbling down the steps on Tuesday morning. And at one point, they slide the rest of the way down.
The female staffer, who has not been identified, was wearing a backpack that cushioned her fall.
The person is understood to be part of the White House support staff who arrived in Warsaw on Tuesday morning. It came after Biden's surprise hours-long trip to Kyiv where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The clip, which appeared to be part of footage being broadcast on a Polish television network, has been viewed nearly half a million times.
Biden, 80, is in Poland to deliver a speech, which he did Tuesday morning, and meet with foreign dignitaries at a time when the country is requesting a greater US troop presence on its territory.
In the past, it's been POTUS himself who has required some assistance on the steep steps that lead to government jets. In late 2021, Biden fell three times as he attempted to board Air Force One ahead of a trip to Atlanta.
The country's oldest president was still able to deliver a salute from the top of the stairs of the plane before departure.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attempted to cover for the Commander-in-Chief at the time, saying: 'It was very windy. I almost fell coming up the steps myself.'
'He is doing 100 percent. He's doing just fine,' she added of Biden's experience in the aftermath of the trip up.
The president's ability to elegantly tackle the steps of the presidential plane has been continued ammunition for those who question the aging president's mental and physical fitness for office.
Again in May last year, Biden nearly fell walking up the stairs of the massive jet.