Joe Biden breaks his foot while playing with his dog

 

The end of the year is rich in emotions for Joe Biden. Just elected President of the United States, the former vice-president of Barack Obama injured his foot while playing with one of his dogs. While a simple sprain was mentioned, examinations revealed that it was ultimately … a fracture of the right foot.

Joe Biden, 78, suffered a slipping injury on Saturday while playing with one of his two German Shepherds, Major. Initially, his personal physician, Kevin O’Connor, spoke of a “sprained right foot,” with no “obvious fracture.” He added that Joe Biden would have a CT scan to accurately assess the condition of the injury.

Two German riverbanks at the White House

The scan “confirmed cracks (…) in the middle of the foot,” the doctor said later in another statement released by the Democrat’s press services. He added that the president-elect “will likely have to wear an orthopedic boot for several weeks”. The former vice-president of Barack Obama will be sworn in on January 20, 2021, becoming on this occasion the oldest president in the history of the United States. He will move to the White House with two German Shepherds: Champ, in the Biden family since 2008, and Major, adopted in 2018 in a refuge.

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