President Joe Biden trips and falls at US Air Force Academy graduation ceremony

President Joe Biden fell at the graduation ceremony of the United States Air Force Academy. yunhap news
At the age of 80 this year, President Joe Biden, the oldest incumbent president in US history, fell during an official ceremony.

According to the White House Joint Reporter on the 1st (local time), President Biden gave a speech at an outdoor graduation ceremony held at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado on the same day, then awarded diplomas to cadets and returned to their seats. tripped and fell.

Security officers belonging to the Secret Service (SS) and officials from the military academy who were nearby were surprised and immediately ran out, and President Biden got up immediately after being supported by three people.

President Biden then went back to his seat alone, and on the way he turned around and pointed his finger at the black sand bag. He meant that the main culprit who tripped him was sandbags.

President Biden is said to have suffered no major injuries.

White House Press Secretary Ben LaVault tweeted: “The President is fine. There was a sandbag on the stage.”

After taking office, the elderly President Biden often slipped or fell, raising some concerns about his health.

In June of last year, while riding a bicycle at Cape Henlofen State Park near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he has a private vacation home, he tripped on a pedal clip and fell while trying to stop.

He stood up with the help of bodyguards, but he was able to talk to citizens and reporters right away without any injuries.

In March 2021, he tripped and fell while climbing the stairs lightly to board the presidential plane Air Force One.

In November 2020, when he was the president-elect, he slipped while playing with his dog Major, incontinent in his right ankle, and showed a limp for a while.

President Biden underwent an annual health checkup in February, and the medical staff said he was “a healthy and energetic 80-year-old man” and “still in good condition for the job and fully fulfills all his responsibilities without any exceptions.” .

However, at the time of the examination, a small lesion, a type of basal cell carcinoma (a type of skin cancer), was removed from the chest, and the medical staff said that no additional treatment was needed.