The 80-year-old president was in Colorado to address some 900 newly graduated aerial cadets, and it was during the award ceremony on stage that Biden fell and fell to the ground.
Pictures from the incident show how he is helped to get up within seconds. The White House said the president was doing well, and that he stumbled upon a sandbag on stage, according to Reuters news agency.
It's not the first time Joe Biden has fallen at an official appearance, which has led to discussions about his health.
Biden's advanced age on the agenda again
Since Biden announced his candidacy for re-election, the debate about his advanced age has flared up again. 68 percent of Americans think he is too old to run in 2024, according to a poll from ABC News/Washington Post. SVT's US correspondent Fouad Youcefi believes that many Democrats are worried that Biden will not be able to cope with another election campaign and another four years in power.
However, he does not believe that it will affect the outcome of next year's presidential election:
"We have talked to many who do not think he will make it, but who still want to vote for the Democrats because they are worried about what may happen on the other side. So even if Joe Biden falls or says the wrong thing, I don't think it will affect so many voters in the way that they switch sides.
President's promise: Sweden will become a member of NATO
During the visit to the aviation academy in Colorado, the President also gave a speech in which he addressed Sweden's NATO application. He said that in a conversation with Erdogan, where the Turkish president reiterated that he wants to buy F-16 planes, he countered that Ankara must drop its veto on Sweden becoming a member of NATO.
"It's going to happen. I promise it," Biden said.