Biden's 2024 team is on a mission to stop him from tripping amid struggle with 'significant spinal arthritis'

President Biden's campaign team is on a mission to prevent him from tripping in public as the 80-year-old continues to struggle with a diagnosis of "significant spinal arthritis."

The White House physician made the diagnosis earlier this year, and Biden has since had multiple public tripping incidents that have only compounded questions about his age. Now, his team has made a conscious effort to make him wear tennis shoes and limit stair climbs to prevent another embarrassing fall, Axios reported Tuesday.

Biden is also undergoing physical therapy with specialist Drew Contreras, who also worked with President Obama. Contreras has recommended several exercises to improve the president's balance, the outlet reported.

Observers noted when Biden began wearing sneakers in public this summer after his nasty fall at the Air force Academy in June. He also began boarding Air Force One via shorter stairs to a lower level, another move aimed at preventing falls.

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The goal for Biden's team is to prevent the president from taking a spill in public during election season, something that could potentially damage his campaign.

Health scares have had major impacts on several presidential campaigns, from Hillary Clinton's fainting incident in 2016 to Bob Dole falling off a campaign stage in 1996.

A fall would be even more devastating in Biden's case as he already faces heavy criticism over his age. In an Associated Press poll this summer, 77% said Biden is too old to be effective for four more years with 89% of Republicans taking that position along with 69% of Democrats.

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Another poll from the Washington Post and ABC News this week found that 3 out of 5 Democrats would prefer someone else be the party's 2024 nominee.

White House spokesman Andrew Bates pushed back on the story in a statement to Axios.

"This article fits an unfortunate pattern of media attempting to sensationalize something that has long been public, rather than covering the president's very real achievements for hardworking Americans," Bates told the outlet.

Tennessee mayor charged with assault after allegedly body slamming girlfriend's son over yard work payment

The mayor of a town in Tennessee was arrested after allegedly attacking his girlfriend's son over payment for yard work.

Burns Mayor Landon Shaun Mathis, 45, was charged with domestic assault following the altercation on Sunday, the Dickson County Sheriff’s Office said in an arrest affidavit obtained by WSMV. 

Deputies responded Sunday to a domestic disturbance on 1411 Johnson St. in Burns and spoke with the victim, who said the fight began during an argument about payment he said he was owed for cutting weeds.

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The victim, identified in the affidavit as KP, said Mathis promised to pay him $40 for weed eating, but that Mathis refused to pay up when the job was finished. 

According to the affidavit, the victim said he was talking to his mother in front of the couch about receiving payment when Mathis stood up from the kitchen table and approached him, grabbed him by his shirt collar and pushed him down onto the couch. Mathis allegedly continued to push the boy and left marks on his neck.

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The boy's mother told them to break it up and instructed her son to go to his room, the arrest affidavit said. The victim said he began to walk away when Mathis stepped on his feet, prompting the boy to push him away.

Mathis then allegedly grabbed the victim and body slammed him by "getting on top of him in some kind of neck hold" and twisting and pushing on his nose, causing pain, the document stated.

The mayor was booked in the Dickson County Jail.

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