As President Biden returned to the stage after shaking shake hands with graduates, he fell on stage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Colorado on Thursday.
He appeared to trip on a black sandbag being used to steady his teleprompter, according to pool reporters traveling with him, and pointed back at it after he got up.
“He’s fine. There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands,” Ben LaBolt, the White House communications director, tweeted.
Later, returning to the White House, Biden said, “I got sandbagged!” as reporters shouted questions about how he was feeling.
He didn’t add anything beyond that — but did appear to try and show he was feel OK, doing a bit of footwork for the press before walking inside.
TFG, who would also be in his 80s if elected, responded to being told about Biden’s fall while campaigning in Iowa.
“I hope he’s not hurt. The whole thing is crazy … even if you have to tip-toe down the ramp,” he said, poking fun at his own experience at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2020 when his cautious descent down a ramp opened him up to similar criticism about his age.
