Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press Posted Saturday, 18 June 2022 14:42 EDT Last Updated on Saturday, 18 June 2022 18:06 EDT
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) – President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bicycle at the end of a trip on Saturday to Cape Henlopen State Park near his home on Delaware Beach, but was not injured in the crash. fall.
“I’m fine,” he told reporters after U.S. Secret Service agents quickly helped him. “I caught my foot” in the cages of my toes.
Biden, 79, and First Lady Jill Biden were finishing a morning walk when the president decided to pedal toward a crowd of supporters standing by the side of the bike path. Biden, wearing a helmet, grabbed the spill when he tried to dismount, apparently fell on his right side and rolled his back before being helped.
The president picked himself up quickly and spent a few minutes chatting with people who had gathered to watch him ride a bike. Biden did not need medical attention and is “fine,” according to a White House statement.
Biden attended Mass at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. Edmond to Rehoboth Beach in the late afternoon. When he appeared after the services, spectators applauded and reporters shouted questions about how he was feeling. The president smiled and made three jumps as he waved his hands as if jumping on a rope.
The Biden were spending a long weekend at their Rehoboth Beach home. They celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on Friday.