This Thursday the president of the United States, Joe Biden, 80, had a trip that left him lying on the ground during the graduation ceremony of the cadets of the Air Force Academy in Colorado.
The president is the first octogenarian in the US Presidency, and he traveled this Thursday from Washington DC to Falcon Stadium in Colorado for the graduation ceremony.
After giving a speech, delivering the last diploma to the cadets he attempted to turn to sit down, but apparently tripped over a sandbag and fell to his knees, tumbling to one side.
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After this, Biden, who was wearing a cap, tried to get up on his own, although he had to be helped by an officer and two members of the US Secret Service.
After standing up and pointing to the supposed sack he tripped over, he remained standing for a few minutes until the ceremony ended.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre later told reporters that the president is “totally fine” and that he boarded Air Force One, which is taking him back to the capital, with “a great deal of smile”.
It is not the first time that Biden, who is running for re-election in the 2024 elections, has fallen in public.
In March 2021, months after becoming President, he tripped three times until he fell while climbing the stairs of the presidential plane, Air Force One, which was taking him to visit the city of Atlanta.
In June 2022, he fell to the ground during a bike ride near the beach in Delaware, where he was spending the weekend with his wife, Jill Biden.
The president lost his balance as he stopped to greet several neighbors, but members of the Secret Service quickly helped him to his feet.
