A new Axios report reveals that President Biden’s team has taken steps to hide Joe’s crooked, 81-year-old gait from cameras when he walks across the White House lawn. Aides will not attempt to walk in between Biden and the cameras when possible.
Biden’s handlers have gone to great lengths to hide Biden’s frailty. Many of the efforts are part of what’s called “Operation Bubble Wrap.” This includes having Biden take the short steps up to Air Force One and wear special shoes to prevent slips and falls.
From Axios:
White House staffers and reporters alike noticed the sudden change in Biden’s walk routine beginning in mid-April, after more than three years in which he’d typically walked solo.
Senior aides — including deputy chiefs of staff Bruce Reed and Annie Tomasini, and close adviser Mike Donilon — are among those who’ve walked with the president across the lawn to and from the helicopter.
Since the change, some advisers think the images of Biden’s walks to and from the helicopter are better, and they expect him to continue to have aides join him.
By the numbers: In March, Biden’s five walks to and from Marine One at the White House were by himself, or with family members
Starting April 16, Biden was joined by staff or lawmakers nine out of 10 times he walked to and from Marine One.
Can't Make It Up: The President of the United States has been assigned “walkers.”
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
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 26, 2024
More over at Axios:
Axios: Biden advisers are concerned that videos of Biden shuffling alone across the South Lawn to Marine One have highlighted his age. So now aides walk between him and the cameras.https://t.co/uLNQuXqhfU
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) April 26, 2024
