共和国总统乔·拜登星期五,当他在安德鲁斯联合基地的空军一号台阶上慢跑时,他的佐治亚之旅开始时很不顺利。
在三秒钟的时间内,78岁的总统摔了三次。
每次,他都放下左手抓住自己,同时用右手抓住栏杆。
他最终在台阶的中途跪了下来。
站起来时,拜登停顿了一下,似乎在继续轻微慢跑之前调整了裤腿的底部,然后走上剩余的台阶,然后在进入机舱之前转身敬礼。
白宫首席副新闻秘书郭佳欣·让-皮埃尔在空军一号上对记者说,总统做得“很好”,并将事件归咎于阵风。
“外面风很大,风很大。我自己走上台阶差点摔倒。他做得百分之百好,”她说。
白宫通讯主任人凯特还发推特说拜登不需要船上医疗小组的任何关注。
“只不过是在楼梯上的一个失足,”她说。
我知道人们已经看到拜登总统在上楼去AF1的路上滑倒了,但我很高兴地报告,他很好,甚至不需要和他一起旅行的医疗团队的任何关注。无非是在楼梯上失足。
—凯特·贝丁菲尔德(@WHCommsDir)2021年3月19日
让-皮埃尔说,拜登正在继续为他的亚特兰大之行做准备,预计他将访问疾病控制中心,并会见亚裔美国太平洋岛民(AAPI)社区的领导人。
拜登最近从一场脚受伤他在11月和他的狗梅杰玩耍时坚持了下来。他的右脚出现了细微的骨折,并穿了一段时间的靴子,但他的医生在2月6日将其清除。
Biden 'just fine' after tripping 3 times jogging up steps to Air Force One
PresidentJoe Biden’s trip to Georgia Friday got off to a rocky start when he tripped multiple times jogging up the steps to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews.
In the span of three seconds, the 78-year-old president fell three times.
Each time, he placed his left hand down to catch himself while holding onto the railing with his right hand.
He eventually fell onto his left knee midway up the steps.
As he stood up, Biden paused and appeared to adjust the bottom of his pant leg before continuing to lightly jog and then walk up the remainder of the steps, then turning to give a salute before entering the cabin.
White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One that the president was doing "just great" and blamed the incident on wind gusts.
"It's pretty windy outside, it's very windy. I almost fell coming up the steps myself. He is doing 100% fine," she said.
White House communications directorKate Bedingfieldalso tweeted that Biden did not require any attention from the medical team on board.
"Nothing more than a misstep on the stairs," she said.
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
Jean-Pierre said Biden was continuing to prepare for his trip to Atlanta where he is expected to visit the Centers for Disease Control and meet with leaders of the Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community.
Biden recently recovered from afoot injuryhe sustained while playing with his dog Major in November. He suffered hairline fractures to his right foot and wore a boot for a brief period, but was cleared by his physician on Feb. 6.