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Media Published July 24, 2023 11:38am EDT

Biden's 'embarrassing' tripping

incident, advancing age alarm
Democrat allies: 'This is so bad'
NBC report notes Biden using 'extra-large font' on teleprompters

By Hanna Panreck | Fox News

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A congressional Democrat told NBC News that Democrats need to be more responsive to
concerns about President Biden's age as aides continue to make adjustments in an effort
to avoid "embarrassing and dangerous" incidents.

"The Democratic Party needs to be responsive to what people are saying about Biden and
their concerns that they have with his age," the congressional Democrat, who remained
anonymous, told the outlet. "The number of text messages that I got after the president
fell … I mean, my phone was blowing up. People are like, ‘Oh, this is so bad.’"

After the president tripped at the Air Force Academy's recent graduation ceremony, some
of Biden's aides reportedly got together to discuss how to make sure it "never happens
again," according to NBC.

NBC News reported that voters were watching Biden and were seeing "hardening
impressions that it’s time for him to step aside."

President Biden is helped up after falling during the graduation ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Colorado on June 1,
2023. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

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A former Western diplomat, who remained anonymous, told the outlet that the president is
"quite frail."

"Physically, he’s quite frail, and he falls off his bicycle or whatever," the diplomat told NBC.
"He doesn’t have the stamina levels of an Obama or a younger president. People worry
about his physical frailty and running from age 82 to 86."

"That is really old by European standards, really, really old. We don’t have anyone that age,"
the diplomat said.

Biden has been seen using the lower staircase to board Air Force One, Politico reported on
Wednesday.

NBC News article on how President Biden's campaign is addressing concerns about his age. (Fox News Digital)

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NBC's report noted the president was also using an "extra-large font" on his teleprompter
during speeches and "note cards to remind him of the points he wants to make in
meetings."

When pressed on his age, the president has told reporters and voters to "watch" him.

He has also made the argument that his age is a benefit, suggesting that he knows more
than most people.

President Biden stumbles while boarding Air Force One in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 5, 2023. (Fox News)

"Iknow more than the vast majority of people. I’m more experienced than anybody who
has ever run for the office, and I think I've proven myself to be honorable as well as also
effective," he said during an interview with MSNBC.

After the president fell at the Air Force Academy graduation, Biden's advisers let out a
"collective groan," the outlet reported.

"Ithappened in seconds," a Biden aide reportedly told the outlet. "But it’s going to be in
front of us for months and maybe years."

Hanna Panreck is an associate editor at Fox News.

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