Biden stumbled as he climbed the steps of the plane, initially seeming to stumble, get up and stumble for the second time. He struggled to get up a second time for a brief moment, before getting up, turning to wave at the top of the stairs before rushing in.
“So, as you know, it is very windy outside, it is very windy. I almost fell up the stairs alone,” she said as she informed reporters on the plane on her way to Atlanta. “He’s 100% fine.”
Jean-Pierre did not say whether he injured his recently broken foot.
“He is doing very well. All I can say is that he is doing well. He is preparing for the trip today and he is doing very well,” she said in response to a question.
She repeated that he is fine when asked if Biden has been examined by a doctor.
During the 2020 campaign, Biden’s campaign released a summary of Biden’s medical history, which showed that the former vice president was healthy and fit for the presidency.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s primary care physician since 2009 and director of executive medicine at The George Washington Medical Faculty Associates, wrote at the time that Biden is “a healthy and vigorous man” who is able to successfully perform functions of the Presidency. “