President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but wasn’t hurt in the tumble.
“I’m good,” he told reporters after U.S. Secret Service agents quickly helped him up. “I got my foot caught” in the toe cages.
Biden, 79, and first lady Jill Biden were wrapping up a morning ride when the president decided to pedal over to a crowd of well-wishers standing by the bike trail. Biden, who was wearing a helmet, took the spill when he tried to dismount, apparently falling on his right side and rolling on to his back before being helped up.
The president quickly collected himself and spent several minutes chatting with people who had gathered to watch him bike. Biden did not need medical attention and is “fine,” according to a White House statement.
Biden attended Mass at St. Edmond Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach in the late afternoon. When he appeared after services, bystanders cheered and reporters shouted questions about how he felt. The president smiled and took three hops while making a motion with his hands like jumping rope.
The Bidens were spending a long weekend at their Rehoboth Beach home, one of many weekends he has been spending in Delaware.
Biden was roundly panned on Twitter for his little tumble.
I’m not sure there’s ever been a more perfect metaphor for the current state of our country than Biden falling off his bike while standing still for literally no reason. pic.twitter.com/4ByBOHJdEa
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 18, 2022
I’m not sure there’s ever been a more perfect metaphor for the current state of our country than Biden falling off his bike while standing still for literally no reason. pic.twitter.com/4ByBOHJdEa
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 18, 2022
Meanwhile, Trump pic.twitter.com/UR3UcNpIH7
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 18, 2022
how can I not make this pic.twitter.com/JSFIVuLRUx
— Matt’s Idea Shop (@MattsIdeaShop) June 18, 2022
He decided he wanted to smell the asphalt and give it a hug. Nothing to see here.
— Donald Russell (@Donaldgrizz) June 18, 2022
He rides a bike the same way he walks up stairs
— ⚡Dirtnoroads 🙏❤🇺🇸 (@dirtnoroads) June 18, 2022
