Monday 20 June 2022 11:31 PM Biden, 79, insists he's 'feeling great' after tumbling on his bike trends now
President Biden insisted he was 'feeling great' after taking a tumble on his bicycle over the long weekend in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware.
'I'm feeling great. I'm feeling great. What happened was, do any of you guys ride bikes? Well, they have some that have this thing you put your toe in — holds your foot so it doesn't slip out. I was getting off the bike, and it got stuck on the right side,' the president told reporters Monday.
'I'm fine,' he insisted.
'I fell in case you didn't notice,' he whispered to one reporter.
Upon trying to dismount the bike on Saturday, his shoes caught and he fell over sideways, causing a mad scramble of Secret Service and press trying to help him up.
Gasps rang out after the fall, which saw Biden, 79, stay on the ground for roughly 10 seconds, before being helped up by several Secret Service Agents, who immediately swarmed the downed Democrat.
President Biden insisted he was 'feeling great' after taking a tumble on his bicycle over the long weekend in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware
Biden poses with a girl who came to him and shook his hands as he walks on the beach with granddaughter Natalie Biden and daughter Ashley Biden, in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Monday, June 20
BIden chats with bystanders during a beach walk on Monday
Moments later, Biden was glad-handing the crowd - even bringing one woman out to meet first dog Commander, who was being walked nearby.
Despite the tumble, the president - who donned shorts and a T-shirt for the excursion - did not appear to suffer any abrasions or cuts from the spill.
First Lady Jill Biden, who joined her husband after his initial loop by reporters, missed the fall, after zooming on ahead of the head of state.
Biden hopped out of church Saturday evening to prove he wasn't injured after the fall.
He's in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware with Jill to mark their 45th wedding anniversary, Father's Day and Juneteenth weekend.
The president exited St. Edmond in downtown Rehoboth after attending mass, with reporters yelling questions at him asking how he was doing.
Biden walks with daughter Ashley, right and granddaughter Natalie, left
'I'm feeling great. I'm feeling great. What happened was, do any of you guys ride bikes? Well, they have some that have this thing you put your toe in — holds your foot so it doesn't slip out. I was getting off the bike, and it got stuck on the right side,' the president told reporters Monday
Biden didn't yell back, instead taking three hops forward and making jump-rope motions with his hands, before waving to a crowd that had gathered outside and getting in his black SUV.
Earlier he had told
