2023-06-01 19:36:48
Joe Biden falls on stage at graduation ceremony
The 80-year-old was not injured in the Colorado Springs incident, according to the White House. But the fall is grist to the mill of his political opponents.
A “sneaky” sandbag as a handicap: Joe Biden falls on the stage in Colorado Springs – he is helped immediately.
Video: Tamedia
US President Joe Biden fell in the middle of the stage at a US Air Force graduation ceremony. The 80-year-old tripped over a black punching bag as he was regarding to leave the stage at the ceremony at the Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado on Thursday. An officer and bodyguards helped Biden to his feet, and the president then pointed to the punching bag.
Biden then returned to his seat. He did not appear to have sustained any injuries: the White House said the President was “fine”. The politician from the Democratic Party had previously given a speech and presented diplomas at the graduation ceremony.
Biden is the oldest president in US history and is seeking re-election in 2024. This repeatedly raises questions regarding the health of the 80-year-old, who would be 86 at the end of a possible second term. Biden’s personal doctor had certified him in good health and unrestricted official capacity in February.
Not the first fall
Biden has stumbled or fallen several times in recent years. Shortly following his victory in the November 2020 presidential election once morest incumbent Donald Trump, he fractured his foot while playing with his dog Major.
Then last June, Biden caused a stir when he fell off his bike near his beach house in Delaware. The President had stopped to speak to passers-by and lost his balance trying to pull his foot out of the pedal loop.
Biden moved into the White House in 2021 as the oldest president of all time. At the end of April, the Democrat announced that he wanted to run for a second term in next year’s presidential election. Biden will be 81 when elected in a year and a half, and he would be 86 at the end of a possible second term.
Biden’s age and suitability to run once more for the presidency have long been the subject of debate, including within his own party. Republican rivals regularly use the president’s blunders and minor missteps to question his mental and physical fitness.
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