United States President, Joe Biden was stuck on Air Force One due to snow on Monday.
Gatekeepers News reports that Biden who was stuck on the plane for 30 minutes, was later able to disembark after airport personnel struggled through the heavy snowfall to bring the stair lift to the door of the presidential plane.
Biden, 79, walked down the stairs carefully as a Secret Service agent walked right behind him on the stairs. Usually, they keep a few feet back to stay out of the camera shot. Last March, the president slipped and fell on the stairs while boarding the presidential plane.
The presidential car, The Beast, was waiting for him. For the snowy drive back to the White House, Biden used the SUV version of his car instead of the armoured limousine, MailOne reported.
The American President was returning from his six-day New Year’s holiday break in Wilmington, Delaware, as snow caused the federal government to close and schools to be cancelled.
Biden was originally scheduled to fly on Marine One from Delaware straight to the South Lawn of the White House. Instead of he took Air Force One to Joint Base Andrews and took the presidential motorcade back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Also, the White House cancelled Jen Psaki’s first press briefing of the new year on Monday.
“Because federal offices in the Washington, DC area are closed, there will be no press briefing today,” the White House said.
Psaki’s last press briefing was December 23. She did not brief over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
