TRENDING VIDEO: Watch Moment US President Joe Biden Fell During Graduation Ceremony—-Viral video of moment US President Joe Biden fell on stage at the U.S Air Force Academy graduation has emerged.
President Joe Biden fell on stage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation on Thursday and the White House said he was “fine” after tripping over a sandbag.
According to report, Biden had been greeting the graduates in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the front of the stage with salutes and handshakes, and turned to jog back toward his seat when he fell.
He was helped up by an Air Force officer as well as two members of his U.S. Secret Service detail.
Onlookers, including some members of the official delegation on stage, watched in concern before Biden later returned to his seat to view the end of the ceremony.
See Viral Video Of Moment US President Joe Biden Fell During Graduation Ceremony
“He’s fine,” tweeted White House communications director Ben LaBolt. “There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands.”
Two small black sandbags were on stage supporting the teleprompter used by Biden and other speakers.
Recall that Biden has been dogged by questions about his age and his fitness to serve, and his missteps have become fodder for political rivals as he campaigns for a second term in 2024.
The 80-year-old president has stumbled before going up the stairs and onto Air Force One and he once got caught up in his bike pedals while stopping to talk to reporters near his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
Biden’s personal doctor said after the president’s most recent physical exam in February that Biden “remains a healthy, vigorous 80-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.”
Dr. Kevin O’Connor also documented the president’s stiffened gait, which O’Connor said was the result of spinal arthritis, a previously broken foot, and neuropathy in Biden’s feet.
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