Fellow Americans:

As we know, lately there’s been non-stop coverage about the Presidential Executive jet--Air Force One--regarding the first new plane in 30 years.

This modern 747-8 jet is substantially larger as well as more advanced with major upgrades in technology and luxury, with estimated costs exceeding a billion dollars.

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According to the U.S. Air Force, the new plane is “safe, secure, and equipped with the most advanced technologies for presidential missions.”

On the contrary, the President’s simplest and most important “mission”--safely boarding and exiting Air Force One--has not changed one iota in 30 years as he is still required to independently climb up and down a steep set of stair steps, which are not shielded from rain, snow, sleet, etc.

Make no mistake, there have been endless improvements compounded by endless spending for the President to ride safely in luxury inside a new Air Force One jet, yet not one ounce of concern has been given, nor one penny has been spent on his safety to enter or exit it.

The President’s Secret Service team makes every effort to protect him against a possible gun assassination attempt from a distance away, yet they have directed no attention toward the serious hazards directly in front of him while boarding or departing Air Force One.

There’s an old saying that “a picture is worth a thousand words” and these photos say it all … “this is an accident waiting to happen.”

Lest we’ve forgotten, former U.S. Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate Joe Lieberman died at the age of 82 from injuries he sustained in a trip-and-fall accident inside his own home.

Tripping and falling can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone at any age.

In sum, safely protecting the President of the United States from tripping and falling while boarding or exiting Air Force One is neither a Republican nor a Democrat issue, it is an American responsibility.

This is to respectfully request those in agreement to notify their public servants in the U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate, including the White House staff, and demand a portable and shielded automatic escalator be immediately coordinated in conjunction with America’s new Air Force One Presidential jet.

Thank you for your concern and action.

God Bless the United States of America