BREAKING NEWS: Biden Takes Off On Air Force One For Critical Campaign Event In Madison, Wisconsin

President Biden takes off on Air Force One to campaign in Madison, Wisconsin.
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[@v12tommy]

Congrats Joe, you did it. You went up the whole flight of stairs without falling.

[@AlexanderDale09]

It was the final boss.

[@timwhite5647]

His handlers tell him:"It's 25 steps Joe, concentrate on each and every step....one at a time. You can do it!

[@SoldiersNRprayers]

So very Uncommon

[@mrgreen4688]

it’s a 757 not the usual 747 so fewer steps for the old man to climb.

[@v12tommy]

@@mrgreen4688 It's actually more steps than what he's used to, as the Secret Service no longer allows him to use the normal stairs on the 747. He uses the shorter staircase into the belly of the plane, but that isn't an option on the 757.

[@davidbrown8517]

And when he gets to Wisconsin In the gas guzzling Airforce One he will say we should stop driving our gas guzzling cars because we are destroying the planet.

[@roxyloveslucy]

Then he'll add..heres the deal, man, i like cheese

[@evilsharkey8954]

He hasn’t said that. His climate change plan is to fund alternative energy sources and improve efficiency, not force people to give up cars.

[@tammyscott3706]

@evilsharkey8954: You are sadly mistaken! WTH is the EV MANDATE if what you say is true?? They want us all driving EVs whether we can afford them or like them or not. They don't care as long as we do what they say!! Stop being a 🐑 and open your eyes. Biden and Dems are the DICTATORS they say President Trump is!

[@LWilb327]

​@@evilsharkey8954he already did that, 2026, so he's onto the next .

[@DonaldBruceSmith]

I can hardly wait for Biden to speak, I wonder if he will top this gem. ""By the way, I'm proud to be, as I said, the first vice president, first Black woman, to serve with a Black president,

[@roxyloveslucy]

Yes. That was brilliant.🤦😂😂😂

[@georgewood7381]

Joe: "I have just two words for you. Made in America." "Four more years. PAUSE." To his 11 year old daughter Ashley in the shower, allegedly: "Gee, your hair smells terrific."

[@itsascaryworld9788]

😂😂😂I heard that he also gave up mid sentence when he was being cheered on by that black guy and then had to be helped across the stage 😂

[@tazracet]

He’s going to seal his fate the more he talks the more people realize he’s not capable of running a dog kennel let alone our country

[@AldousHuxleysCat]

These rallies are filled with the faithful, they have not lost hope or belief in biden. I've been on several message boards in the last week and they are still fanatical. It's also important to note that he will be reading from a teleprompter. He's not going to be speaking extemporaneously. Best guess is someone will herd him on and off very quickly. I'm sure we're going to see video

[@evilsharkey8954]

Neither is the other old guy, and that one’s violent and narcissistic, to boot.

[@johnathansolloscy2897]

Don't give dog kennels a bad name!!!!

[@dannyhale2004]

​@@evilsharkey8954 , I see you've been drinking the Democratic Kool-Aid 😂🤣

[@itsascaryworld9788]

The fact that every liberal media company is constantly watching his every move and reporting it says everything.

[@kenji4861]

Reminder to spend time with your elders while they can still argue with you.

[@signsofplay]

He is concentrating on every single step up.

[@cyanide.cupcake]

Very cautious at the top too.... Very confused obviously

[@Joaquin546]

However you gotta cope about Trump being sentenced this month. God bless America 🇺🇸

[@markburton5292]

and still almost tripped at the top.

[@barbarajolley6578]

I go up stair cautiously, too, and I am 15 years younger. Arthritis does that to you.

[@hannah4peace]

Can you just look at the list and criminal for who HE is. Hold him to the same standard. Slurring and incomplete sentences and delusions about sharks

[@MayWhite-bz7xl]

You can see he an old man who has zero pep in his step, he just looks old and tired going up those steps.

[@Steven-re3tx]

Democracy is a heavy load. Home and abroad.

[@jefftrentham8982]

Yes, one Biden can’t carry!

[@colleenc9286]

​@@Steven-re3txhis depends carry a heavy load. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@Deborah-z3k]

I know other folks with neuropathy that walk like that and they aren’t older….Be careful how you criticize…your life can change in a split second!!

[@Ron-d2s]

@@Deborah-z3k I'm 50 have neuropathy and orthopedic shoes and I fall down all the time.... can I be the next president?

[@SwampFox11]

In onother word he's flying off to do more damage control. Ho ho ho.

[@DMKey-r6g]

He's flying out to do more damage.

[@Ron-d2s]

.... remove the word CONTROL..........

[@anthonydelke3193]

it doesn't matter now he's done irreversible with in the first 2 years. lol we're fucked.

[@timwhite5647]

What if they gave a rally, and no one came?

[@gf6.6]

I would love to pile on here. But I understand what he meant. It makes total sense. His VP had just interduced him. He was simply referencing her and thanking her...

[@SteveHoward-qv6ws]

When you count success as getting to the top of an airplane stairway without falling.

[@RazDaz74]

You can literally see that his only focus was not to fall. Terrible

[@stevecobb7844]

I am wondering if it was a body double.

[@trina7274]

Jill will hold a press conference later today and tell him “you were a good boy to not fall up the stairs! And you even turned, did your salute and little wave!! Just like a good boy!!” 😑😅😭

[@susanbrauer5858]

Honestly, he gets up the stairs better than I do and I am 70 and go the the gym 3 times a week. I have to go upstairs one at a time. Wait until you are 80--my mother was very sharp even up to her final days at age 87. So let's not use age as an excuse. Our bodies give out sometimes on us but our minds don't for many of us--we ain't feeble by any means these days!!!

[@RazDaz74]

@susanbrauer5858 I'm not discounting your health issues. However, you are not running for president and leader of this country. Even though that might be great for you, it's a shit appearance and expectation for a president. My dad is 72 and can run circles around me. Walking up stairs and not falling shouldn't be viewed at a feat, especially from the sitting president.

[@KaiserBlade]

Yesterday he was the first black female vice President and the first black female supreme Court justice even though shé doesn't know what a woman is. And he's proud to be both. And here I am thinking he was just the President of the United States of America. Bit he also said half the women in his administration are women. So he still has balls .

[@christophercolumbus9093]

please take the big boy stairs one more time

[@Ron-d2s]

You did it JOE, you climbed ALL THE STEPS.... ALL BY YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wait, check his pants before you let him sit down.

[@comeo325]

It’s okay guys he’s frozen stiff because he’s jet lagged. It’s only been three weeks.

[@rramos3157]

😂

[@carolkinsella4571]

Plus he has a cold?!

[@cyanide.cupcake]

@@comeo325 really it's because he needed an extra 30 minutes this morning 🤡

[@Ron-d2s]

DEAR GAWD MAN!!!! can you imagine the jetlag between DC and Madison WI... he won't be able to function after 3PM!!!! HOW many weeks will it take him to recover? Will no one thing of the diaper changers?

[@robynjoy4948]

Does he know where he's going, or why?

[@purpleblue5205]

Giving our tax dollars to Israel.

[@govegan0424]

@@purpleblue5205 Better than to hammas like Obummer did! Pallets of cash. And all we got in return was hamasexuals here.

[@purpleblue5205]

@@govegan0424 Your point? I'd rather the president not give money to either group and instead focus on Americans only.

[@SewingBoxDesigns]

To the ice cream place at the beach house. 🙄

[@yli111]

Bye bye on the big plane.

[@DaveLaspisa]

Obvious decline … time has come for U to go Joe !!!

[@sanmorgan8255]

Has seen more and done more in his political life. I will take him at 50% of himself over what I witness in youth today. until there is a politician raised by their GrandParents or raised as Jimmy Carter was, the country is ammed

[@ModelARider]

​@@sanmorgan8255😊

[@DaveLaspisa]

@@sanmorgan8255 JB doesn’t have even 50% anymore and quite frankly never did !!!

[@SarsfieldsVirtualPub.]

@@sanmorgan8255. You are right, Jimmy Carter is in better shape

[@timothybrown3183]

He looks like a ZOMBIE climbing those steps! Im sure Jill was under the stairs yelling, you can do it Joe, you can do it!

[@markburton5292]

good job joe you made it up all the steps without tripping here is a ice cream cone - jill 2024

[@jeffwoods6555]

And here's your fresh clean diaper joe

[@kwametaylor4050]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Deborah-z3k]

That’s cruel!!! Nobody makes a comment when Trump lies and stutters his words..but everyone is so critical of Biden..

[@Deborah-z3k]

@@jeffwoods6555Trump shits himself and farts but not Biden..Get your story straight!!

[@crispinfornoff206]

We are talking about a softball interview being a make or break for the senility of the sitting president. Lord help us.

[@whitneyhall4744]

So he has the ex-clinton staffer ( the dwarf ) asking what will be the softest of softball questions ( which no doubt he will have seen prior to )..what will the excuses be for joey..cold, jetlag, and over prepared have been tried..guess..car sick ? air sick ?..will the 20 Democratic Governors be in the audience to cheer Joey on ?

[@roxyloveslucy]

I keep wondering, how long till he can no longer decipher the Tele prompter? When will it become like a bowl of alphabet soup to him? Can't be long now.

[@Pler1978]

​@@roxyloveslucywithin 6 months. Hes aging like a dog in uta last years .

[@Eve.Bakerr]

I object.. He’s using my tax dollars for his campaign🤢

[@microbicks]

But it's OK for the last guy to visit his golf course in Ireland? You must be a patriot.

[@OK-Take5]

@@microbicks He paid for his trip. Does Biden?

[@hannah4peace]

​@@OK-Take5yes

[@Iburn247]

​@@hannah4peace no he doesn't 😂

[@Iburn247]

​@@hannah4peace Trump didn't take a salary. Biden definitely does

[@georgemckeon6710]

As the first African-American woman President, Biden is an inspiration to all black women. You go, Queen!

[@lespopulorum1512]

We have enough vegetables in Madison, we don't need anymore.

[@Poisonedblade]

And when he made it to the top and waved, half of the Democrat Party took a high sigh of relief. He did it. He actually climbed a set of stairs, saluted (feebly), and waved; without screwing it up. Congratulations Joe!

[@mikeklinger1712]

Would have laughed if he Tumbled all the way back down 😂

[@LWilb327]

Yes they clearly titled this video wrong.. lmao

[@biancagerade4229]

From what I understand that airplane has a bedroom in it. so I'm sure he'll sleep his way through the whole flight,, ✈️ he well mumbling stumble his way,, through meetings,, cadaver in Chief😂

As Harris sleeps her way around capital hill

[@mike20155]

Wow up the big boy stairs lol I guess they are trying hard to look like he’s alive

[@289cobra9]

No. Those were the service stairs. Again.

[@Heikin-Ashi-Larry]

Should be another exciting gaffe filled day..

[@Coffee240]

Nap time. Dementia Joe Biden has to take naps, in bed at 8pm.

[@GreyLeeArt]

There is a bed on AF1

[@Coffee240]

@@GreyLeeArt yes it's over first class , living room, kitchen, too. QUEEN size bed,, YOU CAN KZbin A TOUR A TOUR OF AIR FORCE ONE, ON KZbin. IMPRESSIVE

[@noneyabizz8337]

None of these events are critical. He's toast.

[@dumdum5520]

Bros absolutely cooked

[@deanmason5900]

Maybe he will end up in Wisconsin? He went on one campaign event,and ended up in Ireland. "I don't see a single Biden poster"...."Mr President you are in Ireland "

[@roxyloveslucy]

Excellent point.

[@AldousHuxleysCat]

Wisconsin is a swing state so it is critical. It's also important to remember that most Biden supporters are still fanatically ready to vote for him or vote against the other guy however you want to look at it. I spent some time looking at message boards in the past week. The general consensus among the faithful is they have faith in Joe Biden and believe that he is much stronger than he's letting on

[@daveenannwhitney8789]

Good boy you made it up the STAIRS

[@dampfanator]

There goes our first black woman president , ho ho ho 🫡

[@Poisonedblade]

Ah, a man of culture, I see.

[@trustinJesus_only-_]

He once said he was running for Senate. That was 4 years ago. Here's a Man who feels like a woman, Shania.... Lol

[@docman68w]

Oh Joe, I'm so proud of you. You climbed those stairs like a big person.

[@mikeklinger1712]

😂😂😂

[@dumdum5520]

Half expected him to stumble going up those stairs again 😂💀 bro is cooked

[@johnblaze5252]

My tax dollars @ work

[@SwampFox11]

And your tax dollars are being squandered away.

[@jackselvia2709]

The hopes of our nation go with him. May G d bless and keep us all.

[@ed2kou1]

Yup 🙏 for President Biden

[@ItsReallyJackBlack]

HoHoHo!! Merry Christmas Joe!!!

[@SwampFox11]

And happy New Year! Did you see how Jill was instructing Joe while the whole family was assembling. Hold her hand up Joe. Show unity Joe. The only thing the Biden family desires is power and power alone and Jill cannot let that power go.

[@snowmiaow]

Every time I hear Air Force One I remember Mr. Trump saying he didnt need it and was going to get rid of it. Pre-campaign promise.

[@gabos7892]

Ya'll leave Joe alone! He's doing a great job getting Donald Trump re-elected!

[@chrislynch8914]

Joe thinks he's going to Disneyland!

Going for icecream

[@wydoesntexist]

Pfft. FJB

[@JackBean-rd4uo]

More wasted tax dollars.

[@arleenfrancesgains5615]

Hiding him behind the limo? How stupid to you think we are?

[@solovelynaturals]

What a waste of jet fuel

[@mikeklinger1712]

Ya he should be campaigning with one of those EVs he keeps pushing everyone to get! 😂

[@brandonp8198]

Event better be at least 4 weeks after he lands.

[@johnshipp4511]

Ok, good. Just in time for his happy nappy.

[@NickManCuso59]

Another waste of taxpayers dollars ! Make him walk !!!

[@DMKey-r6g]

@@NickManCuso59 are carry his own bag.

[@jcbell-dh1bm]

Its sad, real sad. 😔

[@SwampFox11]

Don't blame me, I voted for Donald Trump both times and I will once again. I'm glad I don't have to walk around in public with my head on low in shame.

[@mbeeson123456]

Some old guy walking through a door from a plane is not breaking news. I don't care if he's the President. I'm walked up to 15 doors today already. How's he any different? Oh, the only difference is. I knew where I was going.

[@This_tub]

30% of the country is rooting for Joe to get up the stairs. Success!

[@JeffSkymaster]

He needs to take off those Stupid sunglasses, Polarized vertigo.

[@Donrousie]

Thats not him..thats a look a like . Biden couldnt do that with help.. Think about that Body Double.. Fujb.bye 2024..😂😂😂😂😂Trump Winning2024 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@clifhope7865]

Nap time Joe

[@greghomestead8366]

Hey....... He didn't fall up the stairs this time🤪

[@llpkauai]

What happened on the airplane? Word is he's having medical issues.

[@terrymurray24]

boooooo

[@sharonveltre8902]

You think he's gonna have thousands waiting outside like Trump gets? I want to see the cameras pan the room. Trump at times would speak outside while it rains and he stills has thousands of supporters waiting. Do you think Biden would do that?

[@hannah4peace]

Yes the cult will be there

[@nmnmnmnmnm2000]

Still delusional that MAGAs at a rally equate to votes? Trump lost by almost 8 million legally cast votes.

[@evilsharkey8954]

Trump’s fans are cultish. They’ll die in the sun to watch him campaign.

[@ed2kou1]

How’d those crowds work out for you last time Maga 🤡

[@ed2kou1]

@@hannah4peaceYeah they will… All hail trump!

[@Judson-p9v]

...as the only thing in his mind is, how can I keep my PARDON powers and keep the fam from going to prison if they make me quit?

[@evilsharkey8954]

Well, the Supreme Court just ruled he can do whatever he wants, call it an official act, and not face any charges for it. He’s already said he’s not pardoning Hunter. He’s not trying to pardon himself, either.

[@nonisidharta1545]

It has always been mind blowing to me. A sitting president is supposed to do his job - governing. Why is he running around campaigning to keep his job while getting the perks that he does for doing his job?

[@evilsharkey8954]

All politicians do that. They spend a huge percentage of their time fundraising, like 30%

[@AppalachianPatriot]

@@evilsharkey8954 “Fundraising” just like Biden’s 40% of his presidency on vacation.

[@ruredtovotered]

Good job Humpty Dumpty

[@aglady4032]

Thank you for showing this on our President of the USA President Biden that we Americans are proud of we are a Country United going to represent US and Our Freedom…and those that are trying to take us down will be Dealt with from the Powers above US 🙏🏽 In My Opinion …

[@williambraddock4778]

Biden Medical Emergency on AF 1 . I Heard they are switching him out Or Obama is Going to Kamala as VP ticket

[@lorilea3188]

Home of the Uninstructed Delegates.

[@diahegge5395]

He’s declining fast

[@stevenbrown5210]

No, it just took you too long to figure it out

[@diahegge5395]

@@stevenbrown5210 faster how about that

[@KristinaDisney777]

Very.

[@sherrymccort2667]

Never liked him, but looking back at videos from four years ago, he looks like a genius compared to today. Elder abuse.

[@vincentlevinthol2379]

Oh no stairs. Who was waiting for the fall. I did see a misstep at the top. But he made it.😮

[@garyowen9044]

This is like watching the Woody Allen movie, “Sleeper”.

[@JTiu-yq3jp]

This time,they were force to use the longer stairs to prove Biden is energetic.

[@mikeklinger1712]

Actually I think this isn't the normal jet! It looked smaller!

[@SOz-uf5yq]

Oops, lol. Is Joey counting the steps, lol.

[@mr.iforgot3062]

Waste more money. Your not getting reelected.

[@sharonmelendy7727]

SERIOUSLY!

[@gregory593]

Biden needs one of those Acorn Stairlifts. I think they have a special this month on them if you also buy one of those walk-in tubs.

[@madfzr]

Someone please fly him to the memory care facility and get some new candidates thanks

[@Neverforget71324]

Why the hell are we paying for his campaign trips?

[@1111USA]

Oh, my God, he didn't accident this time.

[@CalvinMorris-cf8jk]

he just got over 2 weeks of jet lag and he is getting on a jet. HELLO.

[@fritzpollard266]

Still can’t believe the White House released an announcement yesterday saying Biden would no longer schedule things after 8 pm

[@christyherkel4215]

He just looks more and more pathetic

[@larrycapecchi2691]

That went well 😮

[@ImaCensored]

love the "look I made it" wave at the top of the stairs .... campaign all you want but you are DONE

[@GayleAllen-RINO]

STAY FREE AMERICA, VOTE BLUE💙vote solid blue, no matter who. AMERICA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. Thank You POTUS Biden.

[@michaelrocole7174]

Wisconsin has had enough of extremist liberal policies. TRUMP 💪🇺🇸

[@cactusannie738]

People's Republic of Madison

[@willgilbert1969]

I’ll be happy to vote for Joe. I’m not into felons and people who try and overturn elections.

[@arronbrown7753]

He's taking air force one to campaign? So he's using tax dollars to promote himself? FJB

[@donde2k]

“You did a GOOD JOB, Joe! You climbed all the stairs and you didn’t trip once!” - Jill Macbeth.

[@BrushyBill-eo5og]

Proof a teleprompter can bring a dummy to life. Seeing Eye Jill shoulda took him for a mental not physical exam. Gunter is making a poor Aide. Where’s Art 25? HUH needs to protect the US.

[@JaylenPotts-zs2qw]

I just love Wisconsin it's a great state.

[@margaretlinde7453]

Rumor has it there's a new barricade that prevents Joey BeGone from wandering into the engine

[@IsaacCline-ru7ls]

Can we PLEASE just skip to the replacement? You know, the thing we were all called "Conspiracy theorists" for talking about months ago because they were angry we were ruining their big surprise? They're just trying to drag it out because they don't want to give Trump or the public a lot of time to scrutinize the replacement's past.

[@PilgrimBangs]

I'm not wishing ill, nor in any way suggesting harm to old Joe, but I am saying I wouldn't be surprised if he unexpectedly has a stroke, or passes away before the convention.

[@mariner1952]

Just a reminder, there’s a high probability that one day you too will be 81 and standing in front of a flight of stairs.

[@imjinriver641]

complete waste of space any oxygen..I'd rather be at a TRUMP rally, this is boring, there are 50 people there all paid for their presence.

[@johnevans1969]

We are so screwed

[@tree3po]

BREAKING NEWS: Biden makes it upstairs to Air Force One without falling. We're good, guys! ... This is a complete joke.

[@tommooe4524]

The “Critical event” is a play date at a kindergarten and ice cream party following nap time.

[@jaymurray5790]

why are the tax payers having to pay for his campaign travels? it is bad enough we have to pay for his continues vacations.

[@RichSmithify]

He's losing Wisconsin and speaking there will only make it worse. Go for it Joe!

[@mandoboi]

JUST RESIGN QUIT ALREADY MAKE THIS COUNTRY A BETTER PLACE QUITTING JOE PLEASE

[@razorbackfan2011]

They kept telling us he was neck and neck in the polls? Why is this critical?

[@McKersz97]

Sleepy Joe talks climate change 🤔how's the mpg on that shit Joe?

[@mikeklinger1712]

He should be campaigning with an EV since he keeps pushing that bullshit on America

[@dianasims6819]

You know it's really funny how he wants to do away with fossil fuels but yet he flies everywhere. Can't fly without fossil fuels. I guess he's not thinking clearly right?

[@cat3309]

In front of a packed audience of 100!!

[@gf6.6]

Weakest salute I have ever seen!! He was So happy he didn't fall.. It was close 3/4 of the way up, but he made it. To bad he almost ran into the doorway as he walked in!

[@ghall7763]

So he's headed to what we here in Wisconsin refer to as "The People's Republic of Madison" Talk about a softball event to go to, he'll be mumbling to the choir...