President Joe Biden fell face-first after tripping over an obstacle on stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado on Thursday, but he appeared unharmed – and later joked about it.
Biden, 80, had just shaken hands with a cadet and began walking back to his seat after delivering the military academy’s commencement address.
Air Force personnel assisted him in getting back up, and he did not appear to need any further assistance.
As he rose, Biden pointed to the object that had apparently caught his foot. It resembled a small black sandbag on the stage.
The fall of the American President Joe Biden at the Air Force Academy, watch:
Joe Biden just had a really bad fall at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation. Falling like this at his age is very serious. Democrats want us to trust him to be the President until Jan, 2029. If we’re being real we all know that’s insane. He’s in no condition to run. pic.twitter.com/wacE0bojb9
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 1, 2023
White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt tweeted shortly afterward that “he’s fine. There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands.”
Returning by Air Force One and Marine One to the White House later, Biden had another spot of bad luck: he bumped his head exiting the door of the helicopter.
He showed no sign of injury as he walked across the South Lawn and quipped to reporters that “I got sandbagged.”
Biden, who is running for re-election in 2024, is currently the oldest president in history. This year, his official doctor’s report stated that he was physically fit and that he exercises frequently.
Biden broke his foot in November 2020 while playing with a pet dog, shortly after defeating the incumbent Donald Trump in the election.
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.
