Biden trips and falls during graduation ceremony, recovers quickly
President
Joe Biden tripped and fell after handing out the last diploma at a graduation
ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Thursday.
The 80-year-old U.S. president quickly got up on one knee helped
by three people and walked back to his seat unassisted.
As Biden was helped up, he pointed behind him, seeming to indicate
what he tripped over.
White House communications director Ben LaBolt said on Twitter
that Biden was fine. "There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking
hands," he explained.
The
fall came after Biden delivered a commencement address to a flag-waving
audience where he warned graduates they will enter service in an increasingly
unstable world, citing challenges from Russia and China.
Biden is running for re-election in 2024. Doctors declared him healthy and fit for duty
after a physical examination in February.
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