#shorts On 9/8/2023, President Joe Biden arrived in New Delhi, India today for the G20 summit. He will first meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Reporters were blocked from attending Biden’s bilateral meeting with Modi. “This meeting will be taking place at the prime minister’s residence — so it is unusual in that respect,” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters aboard Air Force One. “This is not your typical bilateral visit to India with meetings taking place in the prime minister’s office.”

It’s one of the iconic images of the American presidency: the commander in chief, standing and waving to the cameras from the top of the stairs leading into Air Force One. But recently, President Biden has been avoiding climbing up the sometimes-wobbly 18-foot staircase that is trucked over to the plane’s upper door. More often than not, he is using a much shorter and sturdier set of stairs that fold out from the belly of the plane. Biden, 80, has stumbled on the tall stairs more than once. The short stairs have the distinct advantage of moving most of Biden’s ascent into Air Force One out of public view. But for those who have noticed the shift, it also draws attention to one of Biden’s greatest political liabilities as he seeks reelection: his age.

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Biden Takes No Questions, Salutes Secret Service, Uses Short Stairs As He Departs For Trip Abroad