Joe Biden, aged 80, was spotted being assisted down the stairs of a New York City restaurant on Sunday by his daughter Ashley Biden.
The former Vice President is in town for the annual United Nations General Assembly and attended a family birthday dinner at Il Cantinori with Dr. Jill for Hunter’s daughter Finnegan. Hunter Biden was not seen by reporters present.
Video posted by the Associated Press’ Aamer Madhani depicts Joe Biden, with Secret Service agents in his vicinity, exiting Il Cantinori while Ashley holds his left hand.
She guides him down one step before he stops to converse with an unidentified person. Subsequently, Ashley escorts him to the sidewalk, with someone out of view providing assistance by taking hold of his right hand.
President Joe Biden leaving Il Cantinori restaurant in NYC after celebrating one of his grandchildren’s 🎉 birthday. pic.twitter.com/glOGgxvWgD
— Aamer Madhani (@AamerISmad) September 18, 2023
Doug Mills, the preeminent photographer for the New York Times, captured the moment:
.@POTUS with daughter Ashley Biden after celebrating their granddaughter’s birthday at Il Cantinori in New York. pic.twitter.com/Dezg9nA7Lp
— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) September 18, 2023
A Reuters photo of the moment, published by the Daily Mail, captured President Biden leaving a restaurant with his daughter Ashley Biden, 42.
They were accompanied by bodyguards around 8pm on Sunday evening and reportedly received a standing ovation from fellow diners at Il Cantinori.
According to a pool report, some people also cheered from nearby apartment buildings.
The president getting a nice reception in New York. Per pool, fellow diners at Il Cantinori stood up from their tables and applauded Joe Biden as he left the restaurant and a few people cheered from nearby apartment buildings.
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) September 18, 2023
The Daily Mail charitably said Ashley “tenderly led” her father out of the restaurant.
Biden is tenderly led out of swanky celeb-friendly Italian restaurant Il Cantinori by his daughter Ashley after president shut down swath of downtown NYC and caused traffic chaos to celebrate granddaughter Finnegan's birthday https://t.co/1R4MXfpZmE pic.twitter.com/JMZwxStEWz
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) September 18, 2023
Earlier Sunday, Biden was observed taking the fourteen baby steps up and down Air Force One for the trip to New York City, as reported by Agence France-Presse reporter Danny Kemp.
And touchdown in NYC pic.twitter.com/jHpTigdK6s
— Danny Kemp (@dannyctkemp) September 17, 2023
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