Posted on 05/19/2023 4:01:31 AM PDT by Libloather
resident Joe Biden tripped as he walked down the stairs of the Itsukushima Shrine on Friday in his rush to greet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The president was running late - all the other G7 leaders had arrived on Miyajima Island and were waiting on him to begin the tour of the holy site - when he stumbled and caught himself before he fell.
He and Kishida continued on as if the slip didn't happen, joining the rest of the heads of state to see the iconic 'floating' torii gate. The evening on the famous island, known for its wild deer, capped the end of a long first day of the summit.
After the tour, the world leaders - the heads of the United States, Japan, Canada, Italy, France, German, the United Kingdom and European Union - had a private dinner on the island.
But Biden, 80, left that dinner early. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the 'plan' was for the president to receive an update from his debt ceiling negotiation team back in Washington where it is now morning.
Biden who is the oldest U.S. president, has faced and dismissed questions about his age, particularly as he campaigns for a second term in the White House.
His doctor has declared him healthy and fit to serve but has conceded the president's gait is 'stiff.' Biden has tripped before - twice boarding Air Force One: one in March 2023 and in March 2021.
Earlier in the day, Biden needed guidance when he fumbled for a spot during a photo op with Kishida and their wives.
He could simply be suffering from jet lag. The president arrived in Hiroshima on Thursday, held separate meetings with U.S. troops and Kishida, and then headed to his hotel.
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Have a nice trip. See you next fall
He was probably sundowning and why he had to leave dinner. I’m surprised they let him have any social functions at all in the afternoon/evening.
By then, Big Mike will have been installed as VP.
They can have Mitch.
They can have Mitch.
Soiled again... like his visit to the Vatican.
If Biden goes, VP Kamala is the new President and she promptly picks a new VP. So the new, unknown VP would replace Kamala if she were unable to finish her term.
Again? Might want to start using a cane.
Oh man, LOL. Who made that one? It’s pretty good.
Election?
Help I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.
Have a nice trip. See you next fall
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Cee You Next Time...
Headline writer working overtime on this one.
SOTH is next in line if Prez and VP disappear together, that ain’t happening. Just like Nixon appointed Ford, the minority leader of the house after the VP resigned, so when he stepped down the white house stayed Republican. The dems would do the same.
“Biden WON’T apologize for Hiroshima atomic bomb during Japan visit”
Well....there’s ONE thing to his credit!!
right...who knows...
I find your remark to be rather discriminatory.....at least let McConnell join them.
Everytime he falls, it’s because he refuses to us the railing...
Please hang in their Biden! we sure as hell don’t want Heels up Harris to take over!
Just hang in there until we defeat you in 2024!
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