Axios Publishes Brutal Report Suggesting Biden Trying to Hide ‘Halting and Stiff Gait’
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President Joe Biden has reportedly taken action to try to obstruct his “halting and stiff gait,” according to a new report from Axios.
On Friday, Hans Nichols and Alex Thompson dropped an article titled, “Scoop: Biden changes walking routine to Marine One.”
The article, which undeniably paints a rough picture of Biden’s age, reports that aides close to the president are saying “they’re concerned that videos of Biden walking and shuffling alone — especially across the grass — have highlighted his age.”
The Biden White House clarified that the decision was made by President Biden himself, not his campaign or media advisors. “Weeks ago the president told aides that he’d prefer a less formal approach, a White House official told Axios. He suggested that they walk with him,” noted the report, which added:
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.
Biden’s age has been a hot topic on the 2024 campaign trail and something that the GOP believes it can capitalize on as videos of Biden stumbling or making verbal gaffes quickly go viral online – even if some are heavily edited.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates mocked the report in a statement to Axios, saying, “He’s fully visible except for a few seconds. Impeach.”
Axios has received criticism for its campaign coverage in recent weeks when a March report claiming that Trump had backed away from claiming the 2020 election was “stolen” was widely criticized – especially as Trump made similar claims as the report was published.
