Unearthed emails reveal White House nixed Biden visiting ship because of 'how many steps were involv

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Unearthed emails reveal White House nixed Biden visiting ship because of 'how many steps were involved'

Then-President Joe Biden visited a Philadelphia shipyard weeks after he fell on stage at the 2023 Air Force Academy graduation ceremony

 By Andrew Mark Miller Fox News

FIRST ON FOX: Unearthed emails as part of a FOIA request show Biden administration agencies scrapping a plan to visit a vessel at an event because it would have required then-President Joe Biden to take too many steps.

Records show, as part of a FOIA request by Protect the Public’s Trust obtained by Fox News Digital, that Biden was set to visit a National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) while touring a Philadelphia shipyard in July 2023.

However, according to the emails, that visit to the vessel was scrapped because of "how many steps were involved to get on the ship."

The emails show that the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) was engaged in a major project at the Philadelphia shipyard at the time that Biden was planning to visit to tout offshore wind and clean energy jobs.

A MARAD official emailed members of the Office of Secure Transportation, with the Department of Transportation cc’d, on July 17, 2023, that said, "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 email exchanges also show a lack of coordination between the White House and MARAD, an agency of the DOT, as the next day an email between DOT officials said, "MARAD hasn’t had anyone reach out to them from WH. All info they have received has been from Philly shipyard. S2 team reached out to WH Advance, and that is how we confirmed the visit was scheduled. Nothing else heard and no further call made or received on this event that I am aware of."

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Published August 12, 2025 8:57am EDT

[mountaineer]

No doubt.

[Wingnut]

Can you picture Biden taking a header into the water?  God , that would have been pure comedy gold.  The old man andin the sea!

[mountaineer]

This also says a lot for this DOT entity. Mayor Pete really had that department running like a well-lubed, er, oiled machine.

[berdie]

I really don't have his mobility or lack thereof. I have that issue myself. His lack of mental competence was an issue.

[verga]

I really don't have his mobility or lack thereof. I have that issue myself. His lack of mental competence was an issue.

Agreed.