Joe Biden is using a team of “walkers” around him to disguise his shuffling gait from photographers, it has been claimed.
The US president, 81, has begun walking across the White House lawn surrounded by a group of aides when boarding Marine One, his helicopter.
Traditionally, presidents approach the helicopter alone to give photographers a clearer shot but Mr Biden’s team became concerned that footage of him walking alone emphasised his shuffling gait and could worsen concerns about his age, Axios reported.
They said that walking slowly across the grass alone made Mr Biden look older.
The team has reportedly tasked a team of advisers also travelling with Mr Biden to walk alongside him for the Marine One shot, obscuring Mr Biden’s legs.
He walks like C3PO.....I knew I had seen that gait before!
Why not tell FJB's aids walking along with him to walk like C3P0 themselves, thusly making Joes gait appear more normal?
Herding, it forces a pace and keeps FJB going in the right direction. Nothing for FJB to figure out while walking equals no doubts and worries for him.
