Partisans Clash Over ‘Tough to Watch’ Footage of Biden Falling Down on Air Force One Stairs
Partisan pundits immediately clashed on Twitter following footage that showed President Joe Biden falling down the stairs while boarding Air Force One on Friday.
While talking heads on one side of the political aisle faulted some for hyperbolizing the event, others indicated that the fall could be pointing to larger health issues.
Left-leaning pundits and social media users quickly dismissed the fall and the ensuing coverage, condemning those who were reporting on it as news.
I trip all the time. We all trip. It’s not news.
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) March 19, 2021
What the hell, @nytimes, what the hell? The stumble is yours. https://t.co/VqJKRXIwf2
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) March 19, 2021
I know folks have seen that President Biden slipped on his way up the stairs to AF1, but I’m happy to report that he is just fine and did not even require any attention from the medical team who travels with him. Nothing more than a misstep on the stairs.
— Kate Bedingfield (@WHCommsDir) March 19, 2021
I have no problem with conservatives running on a loop images of Biden tripping on the airplane stairs, as long as they splitscreen it with one of these two recent videos: pic.twitter.com/92MOY6wNMn
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) March 19, 2021
Gerald Ford did this and Chevy Chase lampooned it on SNL in the 70s. I do it. My youngest son does it all the time. Quit making more out of it than it is. My dad used to sand the bottom of his leather shoes to keep from doing it. So . . . https://t.co/jqVlWrW8e4
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) March 19, 2021
Id MUCH rather have a President who is doing a great job for all Americans stumble on the steps of Air Force One than a white supremacist terrorist like Donald Trump in the White House
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) March 19, 2021
BREAKING: I did this going down the stairs from my apartment last week.
And just in case the @nytimes is wondering, I think I’m going to be OK. https://t.co/hIY9WOJURe
— Timothy E Kaldas (@tekaldas) March 19, 2021
Today, Joe Biden fell as he climbed the stairs of Air Force One. It’s being called the most embarrassing moment since the previous president struggled with HIS stairs and that other time when YOU stumbled but nobody caught it on camera.
— Jarrett Bellini (@JarrettBellini) March 19, 2021
And after two weeks on top Cardi B’s Grammy performance now has a serious challenge to remain the #1 most pointlessly overplayed clip on Tucker Carlson https://t.co/yLEBTJGr08
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) March 19, 2021
Conservative-leaning talking heads had a completely different take, and viewed the stumble as an indication of larger health issues.
David Rubin and Kellyanne Conway also pointed to the fact that the media often covered concerns regarding Donald Trump’s health, questioning how they would cover the Biden fall.
There should be only one question asked of every Biden official going forward. Are you aware of the scandal to hide his health problems?
Let’s the rats turn on each other.
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) March 19, 2021
It matters. It may matter less if not for the five-alarm fires every time his energetic predecessor touched a handrail or a bottle of water with two hands.
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) March 19, 2021
It’s real. Biden fell three Times. https://t.co/buzufspu0V
— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) March 19, 2021
Hi @jaketapper! What time does your investigation of Joe Biden’s health air today? pic.twitter.com/UDZcHyqHVX
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) March 19, 2021
I remember the press bashing Trump for touching the rail once. Biden falls repeatedly but I’m sure he’s the picture of health. No wonder all our enemies are pouncing simultaneously and mocking him publicly. pic.twitter.com/R1qN9DDHFW
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 19, 2021
That footage is honestly tough to watch.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) March 19, 2021
Updated the old “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” commercial since Biden fell on the steps to Air Force One. Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/IB8sguSKcP
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) March 19, 2021
Media stories today: Far-right conspiracy theorists allege that Joe Biden appears to take a brief stumble while on the strongest and most powerful walk any modern President has taken up a staircase into Air Force One.
Fact checkers: Mostly false – potentially manipulated media.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) March 19, 2021
“They will be made to stumble; their own tongues work against them. All who see them will shake their heads.” Psalm 64:8 https://t.co/QFKwfaHtZN
— Anna Khait (@Annakhait) March 19, 2021
‘To slip once may be regarded as a misfortune; twice looks like carelessness. But three times? Well, that looks like President Joe Biden going up the stairs of Air Force One.’ @SpectatorUSA https://t.co/Z0yiBDNiO3
— Freddy Gray (@Freddygray31) March 19, 2021
It’s stuff like this that makes people feel a lot less sympathetic about Biden’s apparently declining health.
(That said, we all should be.) https://t.co/4SU4X8hHMY
— Ellen Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) March 19, 2021
FLASHBACK -> Biden mocks Trump’s ramp walk at West Point and claims he’s stronger: “Look at how he steps and look at how I step. Watch how I run up ramps and he stumbles down ramps. Come on.” pic.twitter.com/U7CL0dBSQA
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 19, 2021
