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Watch: Biden falls over (again) at Air Force graduation

President Biden continues to project strength ahead of the 2024 election — by tumbling on stage at the US Air Force Academy Graduation.

The 80-year-old commander-in-chief fell today while handing out diplomas to graduating cadets in Colorado. Rest assured, he was quickly helped up and escorted off stage by three Air Force officials. 

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The White House has blamed the fall on a sandbag placed by the podium. ‘He’s fine. There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands,’ White House communications director Ben LaBolt tweeted after the incident. Mr S isn’t sure how the sandbag got there but could have sworn he heard the familiar cackle of one power-hungry vice president while rewatching the video. 

Of course, Biden is no stranger to stumbling. Just two weeks ago, he had a good trip visiting the Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima, Japan.

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