Joe Biden falls off his bike: Video shows "wild mess" after faux pas
Created: 06/20/2022, 16:19
US President Joe Biden falls off his bike: he fell on a tour with his wife Jill - reporters around him recorded the fall on video.
Delaware – Moment of shock for the US President: Joe Biden fell over his bike during a morning tour on Saturday.
He was with his wife Jill near their beach house in Rehoboth Beach and apparently fell while stopping at the side of the road to speak to passers-by.
Everything was good back then: Joe Biden on the bike.
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USA: Biden crashes with the bike: "Wild chaos" arises at the scene of the accident
Video from Saturday's White House reporters mailing list shows the 79-year-old getting up and saying, "I'm fine." He lost his balance trying to pull his foot out of the pedal loop , said Biden afterwards.
After his fall, he got back up quickly.
The video shows passers-by and bystander reporters gathering and pointing their cellphones at the scene, some bending down to see the President lying on the ground.
As a result of the fall, there was above all a "wild mess" between Secret Service officials and media representatives, according to the White House press distribution list.
Biden did not suffer any visible scratches or bruises.
He exchanged a few words with passers-by and journalists and got back on his bike. Biden and his wife drove on five minutes after the incident.
“No medical treatment is required.
The President looks forward to spending the rest of the day with his family," a White House official said.
Biden wore a bike helmet and gloves during the incident.
Biden's bicycle fall: The US President's own fitness test
Biden is the oldest US President in history, and his state of health is often the subject of speculation, not only in the US.
His adversary Donald Trump had often teased him about his age.
In order to demonstrate that he is still fit after his bicycle accident, the US President completed his own test on Saturday afternoon: when leaving a church service, he made three small jumps and raised his fist after journalists and onlookers asked him how he was .