US President Joe Biden took a face-first tumble after tripping over an obstacle on stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, but he appeared unhurt - and joked about it later.
Biden joked about it afterward.
Biden, 80, who had delivered the commencement address to graduates of the military academy, had just shaken hands with a cadet and begun walking back to his seat when he fell.As he rose, Biden pointed to the object that had apparently caught his foot. It resembled a small black sandbag on the stage. Returning by Air Force One and Marine One to the White House later, Biden had another spot of bad luck: He bumped his head exiting the door of the helicopter.He showed no sign of injury as he walked across the South Lawn and quipped to reporters that"I got sandbagged."
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