(TVNEWS.COM) White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appears to have blamed windy conditions for President Joe Biden’s fall while climbing the stairs of Air Force One on Friday.

“It’s pretty windy outside. It’s very windy. I almost fell coming up the steps myself,” Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard the president’s plane, according to New York Post reporter Steven Nelson.

Reporters from The National FIle were quick to check the weather for the exact time President Biden fell on the Air Force One Stairs.

The National Weather Service logged the wind speed at Andrews Air Force Base on Friday at 14 miles per hour, while data from WillyWeather shows a peak of 21.9 miles per hour throughout the day, and speeds of under 20 miles per hour at the time of Biden’s falls, National File pointed out.

Wind speeds of 13 – 18 mph is considered a “moderate breeze” according to the Beaufort scale, which is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land.

According to the modern Beaufort scale, winds of 25-31 MPH, considered a “strong breeze” would make an umbrella difficult to use. Wind speeds of 32 – 38 mph, known as a “moderate gale” and beyond are the thresholds where walking becomes difficult.

The White House was lying.

Breitbart reported:

Biden stumbled twice and then fell to his left knee as he made his way up the stairs. The president then pulled himself up and reached the top of the steps, and then turned around to give a salute. He then entered the plane for a scheduled visit to Atlanta, Georgia.

White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said Biden did not require medical attention due to the fall, calling the stumble, “Nothing more than a misstep on the stairs.”

“I know folks have seen that President Biden slipped on his way up the stairs to AF1, but I’m happy to report that he is just fine and did not even require any attention from the medical team who travels with him,” the White House aide said.

Update: WH spox Karine Jean-Pierre seems to blame the wind for President Biden’s fall

She told reporters aboard Air Force One:

‘It’s pretty windy outside. It’s very windy. I almost fell coming up the steps myself. He is doing 100 percent’https://t.co/6GIwCG2xME

— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) March 19, 2021