Biden’s handlers nixed ship tour over “too many steps”, exposing pattern of hiding president’s frailty – NaturalNews.com

• Newly released emails reveal the White House canceled a July 2023 ship visit for then-President Biden due to concerns over the number of steps he would have to climb, raising questions about his physical fitness.
• The decision came just weeks after Biden’s public fall at an Air Force Academy graduation, contradicting White House claims that he was in peak condition.
• Reports indicate Biden’s team has long shielded him from physically demanding situations, including a 2021 incident where he avoided boarding a British aircraft carrier due to stairs.
• Officials hid Biden’s limitations while publicly insisting he was fully capable of serving another term.

Just how far were Biden insiders willing to go to trick Americans into thinking he was in perfect condition for another four years in the White House? In a new revelation that further exposes the administration’s desperate attempts to conceal the president’s declining physical health, newly released emails show the White House abruptly canceled a planned ship visit in July 2023 because then-President Joe Biden would have had to climb “too many steps.”

The decision came just six weeks after Biden’s embarrassing fall at an Air Force Academy graduation ceremony, raising serious questions about his ability to fulfill the demands of the presidency—questions that were repeatedly dismissed by White House officials who gaslighted the American public. The emails, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust, reveal not only the administration’s dishonesty but also its shockingly poor coordination, as the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) only learned of the event through the Philadelphia shipyard rather than direct White House communication.

A pattern of lying to voters

The damning emails, first reported by Fox News, show that Biden was scheduled to tour a National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) during a July 20, 2023, visit to the Philadelphia shipyard in a stop meant to promote offshore wind and clean energy jobs. But just three days before the event, MARAD officials were informed that the ship visit had been scrapped. A July 17 email from a MARAD official to the Department of Transportation (DOT) stated: “No visit to the NSMV vessel is planned after the WH realized how many steps were involved to get on the ship. {True – lots of steps on grating}.”

The admission is particularly alarming given the timing. Just over a month earlier, on June 1, 2023, Biden had taken a highly publicized fall on stage at the Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs. The White House quickly dismissed the incident, blaming a rogue sandbag, but the optics were undeniable: an 80-year-old president struggling to maintain his balance. The shipyard cancellation suggests that behind closed doors, Biden’s handlers were well aware of his physical limitations, even as they publicly insisted he was in peak condition.

White House incompetence on full display

The emails also expose the administration’s chaotic planning and lack of transparency. Shockingly, MARAD officials were left in the dark, learning about the event not from the White House but from the Philadelphia shipyard itself. A July 18 email between DOT staffers confirmed the dysfunction: “MARAD hasn’t had anyone reach out to them from WH. All info they have received has been from Philly shipyard.”

This lack of coordination is inexcusable, especially for an administration that claims to prioritize professionalism. As Michael Chamberlain, director of Protect the Public’s Trust, told Fox News Digital: “There’s an awful lot wrong here, beginning with the White House planning a presidential visit to one of the most important shipyards in the nation without bothering to give a heads-up to the Department of Transportation.” Chamberlain added, “The president’s staff was proscribing events he couldn’t physically handle more than a year before he dropped out of the re-election race, all while lambasting anyone who claimed he wasn’t fit enough to complete the Ironman Competition.”

This incident was not isolated. Reports indicate that Biden’s team has repeatedly shielded him from situations that could expose his frailty. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed in his memoir that Biden’s staff refused to let him board the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier ahead of the 2021 G7 summit, allegedly due to the number of steps.

Johnson wrote: “His staff told us that he would not in fact be boarding our vast aircraft carrier—which we had proudly stationed in the bay—because it had so many steps; and we wondered what that meant about his physical fitness.”

Meanwhile, the White House press office continued to deflect legitimate concerns. A week after the Philadelphia trip, then-Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed questions about Biden’s age by touting his policy achievements, sidestepping the issue entirely. The administration’s strategy was clear: deny, deflect, and deceive.

An unforgivable betrayal of public trust

While no reasonable person would mock an elderly individual for struggling with mobility, the Biden administration’s deliberate efforts to mislead the American people are indefensible. Voters deserve transparency, especially when it comes to the physical and mental fitness of the most powerful person in the world. Instead, they were fed a carefully crafted illusion that crumbled under scrutiny.

The newly uncovered emails are yet another piece of evidence in a growing mountain of proof that Biden’s inner circle knew he was unfit for office but conspired to keep him there anyway. Whether it was hiding his stumbles, avoiding stairs, or scripting his public appearances to minimize unscripted moments, the deception was systemic… and they almost got away with it.

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