Trouble with the new comfy shoes Joe? Biden grabs rail as he nearly stumbles boarding Air Force One in dress shoes with extra grip as he flies to battleground states Arizona and Nevada

President Joe Biden nearly stumbled while boarding Air Force one on Tuesday as he left Washington, DC for a campaign trip out West.

The president was spotted briefly catching himself as he started up the shorter set of stairs he has been using recently to board the presidential plane at Joint Base Andrews.

A Secret Service agent and another aide stood at the bottom of the stairs blocking the full view of his hesitant step as he grabbed the side railing. 

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday March 19, 2024, en route to Nevada

President Joe Biden walks out to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House wearing a new pair of shoes

The new shoes are more dressier than his Hoka sneakers but perhaps not as stable.

It came after Biden was spotted at the White House Tuesday wearing a new pair of smart black shoes with large rubber soles and significant treads, different from the bulky black sneakers he has been sporting on recent trips.

The president was spotted on multiple occasions over the last few weeks wearing a pair of new high-end black Hoka sneakers. 

The sturdy all-black 'Transport' model sneakers feature a wide thick sole to offer comfort and stability and are hailed by the company as the 'intersection of lifestyle and performance.' 

It was not immediately clear what make the new smarter big-soled shoes are. 

US President Joe Biden (R) waves as he departs the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 19 March 2024

US President Joe Biden departs the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 19 March 2024

Biden has recently been wearing Hoka 'lifestyle sneakers' but switched to more stylish dress shoes with a big sole

Biden now uses the shorter staircase at the lower part of the plane to board Air Force One, to reduce his chance of stumbling on the longer and more grand stairway that leads up to the top.

Despite the changes, however, the president has still been spotted stumbling and catching himself on the side rails. 

Biden's new shoes, and his new stair-climbing protocols are part of an ongoing set of precautions by his aides to make sure he does not fall again, which campaign advisors believe would damage his reelection campaign. 

A new Deseret/HarrisX poll released Monday shows one-third of American voters think Biden, 81, doesn't have the 'mental acuity' for a second term because of his age, including 22 percent of Democrats.