We’ve been talking a lot about Joe Biden’s cognitive issues.

But he’s also a 78-year-old man with all the limitations of that, as well. Not to mention that sometimes you just might do a “Gerald Ford,” as the highly athletic Gerald Ford knew. But Biden really takes a header on this one.

Watch this video of him going up the stairs of Air Force One. He gave a very delayed salute to the military members before he started up the stairs. He stops for a moment, then starts up. He actually appears to be going up at a pretty good clip. Then he trips and falls, tries to right himself, trips again, and then falls a third time, this time flat out on the steps.

Joe Biden vs. stairspic.twitter.com/ibegnMkxb9

— The First (@TheFirstonTV) March 19, 2021

He appears ok, gets up, and continues on into the plane. But when asked, in typical Biden non-transparency, they refuse to answer a question about medical explanation.

NEW: White House Deputy Press Sec. @KJP46 tells reporters on board AF1 that @POTUS is doing fine following the stumble — doesn't answer a question from @robcrilly about medical explanation https://t.co/Zx7rOetY4L

— Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) March 19, 2021

He also appears like he might have hit his head on the side of the stairs.

DID HE HIT HIS HEAD??? pic.twitter.com/MhSME5hPCd

— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) March 19, 2021

But watching that makes tripping over the dog more believable.

Now people occasionally fall — as I said, take Ford. But this didn’t look good.

Remember the mania the left created when they claimed that President Donald Trump was walking funny down a ramp at West Point? How CNN treated it like a major event showing that Trump was somehow physically incapable although his walk on every other occasion was completely normal? How there was wall-to-wall coverage on it in liberal media with all kinds of analysis? “Why the ramp story really matters,” Chris Cillizza said.

@ChrisCillizza, are we getting a 2,000 word story on Biden’s stumble? pic.twitter.com/zGtIPMD608

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) March 19, 2021

So is the liberal media going to talk about how this really matters?

AP’s Jonathan Lemire on Trump’s ramp walk: “The matter of a President’s health is of great importance to the American public…It is absolutely harder to make the case when we see video like this where” he’s “having momentarily stumbles, momentary lapses, straining for a word” pic.twitter.com/VyuO29t3M3

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 19, 2021

don't hold your breath waiting for these kinds of headlines about biden… pic.twitter.com/aO5BK75k8a

— Nathan Brand (@NathanBrandWA) March 19, 2021

I expect the NYT to have a whole story speculating on Biden’s health after he fell three times walking up the steps. pic.twitter.com/8pYjOtBgjI

— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) March 19, 2021

FLASHBACK: CNN's Jim @Acosta reveled in Joe Biden questioning President Trump's physical stamina: "Mr. Trump's slow dissent down a ramp at a West Point commencement earlier this year." pic.twitter.com/RA6Rl904hQ

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 19, 2021

Biden himself tried to mock Trump over that during the campaign.

FLASHBACK -> Biden mocks Trump's ramp walk at West Point and claims he's stronger: "Look at how he steps and look at how I step. Watch how I run up ramps and he stumbles down ramps. Come on." pic.twitter.com/U7CL0dBSQA

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 19, 2021

This, of course, set many off today asking if media would be applying the same standards. Everyone knows that they won’t; that if this had been Trump it would be all over the news 24/7 with multiple pieces, as indeed something not even this bad was, just a modified step on a ramp.

Hi @jaketapper! What time does your investigation of Joe Biden’s health air today? pic.twitter.com/UDZcHyqHVX

— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) March 19, 2021

I remember the press bashing Trump for touching the rail once. Biden falls repeatedly but I’m sure he’s the picture of health. No wonder all our enemies are pouncing simultaneously and mocking him publicly. pic.twitter.com/R1qN9DDHFW

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 19, 2021

Joe Biden just fell three times in a row trying to go up a stair case.

Remember when Donald Trump slowly descended down a ramp?

Only one of these will receive widespread outrage from the mainstream media about the President's physical state.

— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) March 19, 2021

If this had happened in the previous administration, it would get blanket coverage on CNN and would be part of every late night TV host's monologue. https://t.co/lNCfPkhXUV

— Mike Glenn (@mrglenn) March 19, 2021

Ronald Reagan was a model of physical fitness and vitality for a man in his 70s. Rode horses, split logs, survived a bullet to the chest. But Reagan was too old for a third term if he’s been allowed one. Biden’s already older than Reagan was when he left office.

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) March 19, 2021

When Trump stumbled it got it’s own news cycle.

When Gerald Ford stumbled Chevy Chase got an entire career.

When Biden stumbled Republicans pounced.
pic.twitter.com/6cPpVJZpNG

— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) March 19, 2021

Going to be an interesting test of the media that ran “Trump grabs handrail” headlines to see how they handle Biden falling down on the stairs.

Every news organization is entitled to its own editorial judgment, but if you set the precedent…

— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) March 19, 2021

Going to bet that they fail that test. Prepare for “Republicans Pounce!”

HT: Twitchy