Transcript for Biden falls on stage at US Air Force Academy commencement
TO HAVE YOU WITH US ON THE
THURSDAY NIGHT.
THURSDAY NIGHT.
WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A
WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A
FRIGHTENING IMAGE,
FRIGHTENING IMAGE,
PRESIDENT BIDEN FALLING ON STAGE
PRESIDENT BIDEN FALLING ON STAGE
OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN
OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN
COLORADO SPRINGS.
COLORADO SPRINGS.
HE HAD DELIVERED THE
HE HAD DELIVERED THE
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS, THE
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS, THE
PRESIDENT TAKING PART IN THE
PRESIDENT TAKING PART IN THE
TIME HONORED TRADITION
TIME HONORED TRADITION
ADDRESSING THE GRADUATES AT ONE
ADDRESSING THE GRADUATES AT ONE
OF AMERICA'S MILITARY ACADEMIES
OF AMERICA'S MILITARY ACADEMIES
AND THEN SHAKING THEIR HANDS.
AND THEN SHAKING THEIR HANDS.
BUT AFTERWARDS, AS HE TURNED TO
BUT AFTERWARDS, AS HE TURNED TO
GO BACK TO HIS SEAT, THE
GO BACK TO HIS SEAT, THE
AUDIENCE WITNESSING HIM FALL
AUDIENCE WITNESSING HIM FALL
FROM THE STAGE.
FROM THE STAGE.
REAL CONCERN ON THE STAGE AND IN
REAL CONCERN ON THE STAGE AND IN
THE CROWD, THE PRESIDENT QUICKLY
THE CROWD, THE PRESIDENT QUICKLY
GETTING UP WITH SOME HELP.
GETTING UP WITH SOME HELP.
CONTINUING TO HIS SEAT FOR THE
CONTINUING TO HIS SEAT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENT.
REMAINDER OF THE EVENT.
TONIGHT, THE WHITE HOUSE AS THE
TONIGHT, THE WHITE HOUSE AS THE
CULPRIT RIGHT THERE ON THE STAGE
CULPRIT RIGHT THERE ON THE STAGE
ON THE LEFT, TWO BLACK SANDBAG
ON THE LEFT, TWO BLACK SANDBAG
SUPPORTING THE TELEPROMPTER THE
SUPPORTING THE TELEPROMPTER THE
SPEAKERS WERE USING TODAY.
SPEAKERS WERE USING TODAY.
AGAIN, THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE
AGAIN, THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE
PRESIDENT IS FINE, BUT THEY KNOW
PRESIDENT IS FINE, BUT THEY KNOW
ALL EYES ARE ON THE PRESIDENT
ALL EYES ARE ON THE PRESIDENT
ALWAYS ESPECIALLY WITH THE RACE
ALWAYS ESPECIALLY WITH THE RACE
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE UNDER WAY.
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE UNDER WAY.
OF COURSE, MARY, FIRST OFF, THE
OF COURSE, MARY, FIRST OFF, THE
PRESIDENT IS OKAY TONIGHT.
PRESIDENT IS OKAY TONIGHT.
>> Reporter: DAVID, THE
>> Reporter: DAVID, THE
WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE PRESIDENT'S
WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE PRESIDENT'S
DOING FINE AND HE APPEARED THAT
DOING FINE AND HE APPEARED THAT
WAY WHEN WE SAW HIM ON CAMERA
WAY WHEN WE SAW HIM ON CAMERA
SHORTLY AFTER THE FALL.
SHORTLY AFTER THE FALL.
THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER HE
DELIVER THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
AND SHOOK HANDS WITH GRADUATES
AND SHOOK HANDS WITH GRADUATES
FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS.
FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS.
HE THEN TURNED TO HEAD BACK TO
HE THEN TURNED TO HEAD BACK TO
HIS SEAT AND THAT IS WHEN HE
HIS SEAT AND THAT IS WHEN HE
APPEARED TO TRIP OVER THE
APPEARED TO TRIP OVER THE
SANDBAG THAT'S NEXT TO HIM ON
SANDBAG THAT'S NEXT TO HIM ON
THE STAGE.
THE STAGE.
HE WAS ABLE TO GET BACK UP AND
HE WAS ABLE TO GET BACK UP AND
HE WAS SEEN INTERACTING WITH THE
HE WAS SEEN INTERACTING WITH THE
CROWD SHORTLY AFTER THAT FALL.
CROWD SHORTLY AFTER THAT FALL.
BUT GIVING VOTERS CONCERNS ABOUT
BUT GIVING VOTERS CONCERNS ABOUT
THE PRESIDENT'S AGE, THIS IS AN
THE PRESIDENT'S AGE, THIS IS AN
IMAGE HIS CRITICS ARE ALREADY
IMAGE HIS CRITICS ARE ALREADY
CAPITALIZING ON AND POUNCING ON.
CAPITALIZING ON AND POUNCING ON.
DONALD TRUMP WAS QUICK TO WEIGH
DONALD TRUMP WAS QUICK TO WEIGH
IN ON THIS, BUT DAVID, THE
IN ON THIS, BUT DAVID, THE
BOTTOM LINE TONIGHT, THE
BOTTOM LINE TONIGHT, THE
WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE PRESIDENT
WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE PRESIDENT
SIMPLY TRIPPED AND HE'S DOING
SIMPLY TRIPPED AND HE'S DOING
WELL.
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