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On November 20, he celebrated his 78th birthday and in January he became the oldest president in the history of the United States. By then, wait, his foot injury, which he sustained while playing with one of his two dogs, should also heal. President-elect Joe Biden slipped, fell and sprained his ankle while cavorting with his dog at his home in Wilmington, Delaware.
On Sunday, Biden visited with an orthopedic surgeon, “out of great caution,” as his office put it. The doctor couldn’t see any major fractures on X-rays. But what he recognized: fine cracks in two small bones of the foot, the so-called “cuneiform bones.”
Therefore, it can be assumed that Biden would have to wear a boot-like orthopedic support shoe “for several weeks,” explained Dr. Kevin O’Connor in a statement distributed by Biden’s office. The doctor leaves open the question of whether Biden will have to wear the support shoe when he takes office on January 20 and limps into the White House.
Trump: “Get well soon!”
The then US president who resigned, Donald Trump (74), wished his victorious opponent via Twitter “that he recovers soon!” – and linked a video showing Biden limping slightly after the doctor visit:
With major and champion in the White House
The president-designate of the United States has always made it a priority to be fit enough for the presidency. During the election campaign, Biden published his medical records. His GP described Biden as “a strong, healthy 77-year-old man who can successfully carry out the functions of the presidency.”
Now, the 78-year-old was injured while playing with his dog Major. Besides Champ, Major is one of two German Shepherds that the Bidens have adopted. Major joined the future presidential family in November 2018, and Champ has lived with the Bidens since December 2008, weeks after Biden was elected vice president.
Democrat Biden and his wife Jill want to move into the White House with the sheepdogs in January. The Bidens are reportedly planning to have a cat as well.
