President Joe Biden tripped and fell while appearing at the US Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Colorado on Thursday.
video of the spill he appeared to show the president a smack to the ball of his foot with something before falling to the ground with his arms outstretched, braced for impact.
Biden appeared unfazed after being helped to his feet, taking a seat soon after.
“Okay,” said White House communications director Ben LaBolt. wrote on Twitter. “There was a bag of sand on the stage as he was shaking hands.”
“I know they are going to keep the moment,” he told the service members.
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