US President Joe Biden is helped up after falling during the graduation ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy on June 1, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
Summary
·
Air Force personnel helped him back
up and he did not appear to require further help.
· As he rose, Biden pointed to the object that had apparently caught his foot. It resembled a small black sandbag on the stage.
Colorado. President Joe Biden took a face-first tumble on Thursday
after tripping over an obstacle on stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado,
but he appeared unhurt -- and joked about it later.
Biden, 80, who had delivered the
commencement address to graduates of the military academy, had just shaken
hands with a cadet and begun walking back to his seat when he fell.
Air Force personnel helped him back
up and he did not appear to require further help.
As he rose, Biden pointed to the
object that had apparently caught his foot. It resembled a small black sandbag
on the stage.
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 is the oldest person ever in
the presidency and is seeking a second term in the 2024 election. His official
doctor's report this year declared him physically fit and he exercises regularly.
In November 2020, shortly after
winning his election against the incumbent Donald Trump, Biden broke his foot
while playing with a pet dog.
No comments:
Post a Comment