By India Today World Desk: US President Joe Biden stumbled upon the steps of the Itsukushima Shrine and nearly tripped down in a rush to greet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday. He is visiting Hiroshima in Japan for the G7 summit.
Biden, 80, was working late – all the other G7 leaders had arrived on Miyajima Island and have been prepared for him to begin the tour of the holy web page – when he stumbled and caught himself sooner than he fell, reported Daily Mail.
The video of the footage goes viral on social media. The seconds-long clip confirmed Biden fumbling his footing as he walked down a small set of stairs on the Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima, Japan.
Luckily, the president did not fall down the steps or seemingly injure himself as he caught himself sooner than making contact with the underside, reported The Independent.
Biden has been captured tripping or stumbling a lot of cases beforehand too, all via his presidency.
Earlier this yr, the president fell whereas strolling up the steps of Air Force One after his shock journey to Ukraine and Poland.
Last yr, Biden fell off his bike whereas speaking with reporters in his hometown, Delaware.
In 2021, the US President repeatedly fell whereas strolling up the steps of Air Force One. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre later outlined to reporters that it was terribly windy that day.
Whenever Biden is captured stumbling or falling, people will sometimes blame his age as he is the oldest specific particular person to operate president of the United States at 80 years earlier. Biden sometimes disputes suggestions about himself not being cognitively or bodily match to operate president.
The White House launched a nicely being summary report from Biden’s official doctor, Kevin O’Connor, in February to indicate Mr Biden is in good nicely being.
