WH Blames Wind After Biden Stumbles, Falls While Boarding Air Force One; Staffer: ‘I Almost Fell Coming Up The Steps Myself’

After President Joe Biden repeatedly fell while walking up the stairs to Air Force One on Friday afternoon, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre suggested that the wind was responsible for the president’s mishap. 

“It’s pretty windy outside,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One after the incident, reports The New York Times. “It’s very windy. I almost fell coming up the steps myself. He is doing 100 percent fine.”