Biden trips and falls on stage at Air Force Academy graduation
President Biden tripped and fell on stage On Thursday, I was returning to my seat at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony in Colorado after nearly two hours of shaking hands with the graduating class.
The president was walking on a raised platform when he tripped over black sandbags and fell to the ground. He was quickly helped to his feet and appeared unharmed. He sat behind the lectern and shortly after the ceremony ended, he left the stage and trotted into the motorcade.
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Ben Rabolt, the White House Communications Director, said: said on twitter “I was fine,” said Biden. Spokesperson Carine Jeanpierre echoed the statement, saying she was “feeling perfectly fine” and boarded Air Force One with a “big smile”.
Biden addressed 921 graduates for about 30 minutes at the beginning of the ceremony, praising the strength of the U.S. military and addressing several foreign policy topics, including Ukraine, China and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). touched.
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President Biden tripped and fell on stage On Thursday, I was returning to my seat at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony in Colorado after nearly two hours of shaking hands with the graduating class.The president was walking on a raised platform when he tripped over black sandbags and fell to the ground. He was quickly helped to his feet and appeared unharmed. He sat behind the lectern and shortly after the ceremony ended, he left the stage and trotted into the motorcade.
President Biden is rescued from a fall at the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement ceremony just north of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, June 1, 2023.
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Ben Rabolt, the White House Communications Director, said: said on twitter “I was fine,” said Biden. Spokesperson Carine Jeanpierre echoed the statement, saying she was “feeling perfectly fine” and boarded Air Force One with a “big smile”.
Biden addressed 921 graduates for about 30 minutes at the beginning of the ceremony, praising the strength of the U.S. military and addressing several foreign policy topics, including Ukraine, China and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). touched.
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