Biden twists ankle while playing with dog, visits a doctor

[sabra]

Source: AP

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden twisted his ankle while playing with one of his dogs and will be examined by a doctor “out of an abundance of caution,” his office said Sunday.

Biden suffered the injury on Saturday and was visiting an orthopedist for an examination Sunday afternoon, his office said.

Biden was playing with Major, one of the Bidens’ two dogs. They adopted Major in 2018, and acquired their first dog, Champ, after the 2008 election. The Bidens have said they’ll be bringing their dogs to the White House and also plan to get a cat.

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[True Dough]

1. It's unfortunate.

I mean, Joe didn't twist his ankle anywhere near as badly as Trump and Co. twisted themselves into pretzels while trying to claim and prove "election fraud." But none of them landed in the hospital.

Get well soon, President-Elect.

[rso]

2. Biden

For the sake of our Nation, Joe needs to be very careful with his health and well-being.

[mahina]

3. True but playing with your dogs is good for mental and physical health.

Just got to watch our step.

[DeminPennswoods]

4. He's in good shape, but still

us geezers have to be a little more careful.

I approve of the Biden's adopting a cat, too, and look forward to all the pets' recounting their adventures on social media.

[bluedigger]

5. My dog hasn't sent me to the doctor, yet.

She's getting old. The next one probably will.

[murielm99]

23. My dog sent me to the emergency room.

She saw a stray cat that did not belong to us. She likes her own cats, but this one was a stranger. She yanked the leash and I fell. I thought I had broken my wrist. It was just a bad sprain.

She has been gone for a year. We had to help her over the bridge last Thanksgiving. She was fourteen and a half.

I don't think we will get another dog. If a dog finds us, that is okay. But we are at the point where a dog might outlive us. That could be sad for the dog.

[truthisfreedom]

6. Wonderful. Humanizes Joe.

That would never happen to 45. He won’t even play frisbee with the National Review. Sorry, I meant Barron.

[CountAllVotes]

7. Get well soon Mr. President-elect!

Get better quick Joe!


We need you!

[question everything]

13. Who is who?

[2golddogs]

16. Name that dog for $200, Alex

Champ is the elderly gentleman in the foreground, Major is the young rescue they got not too long ago, he’s in the background. Major is much younger and with a darker coat than Champ.

[niyad]

17. Major is the black and white. Champ is the tan and black. And you might recognize Dr. Jill Biden.

Various posts yesterday had pics of the gorgeous new feline, Winston.

[question everything]

31. Of course. Thanks. Dr. Biden is always stunning

[CountAllVotes]

32. The black dog is the younger of the two (Major)

The other older looking German Shepherd is Champ.

Major is the cultprit!

[jmowreader]

29. Well...

The one in the middle that doesn't look like she ate a caramel onion is the First Lady.

[NurseJackie]

8. Sprains and breaks are serious at our age...

... but not as serious as a heart attack or stroke. Still... I'm glad they're being cautious and having an exam, just to be sure.

[George II]

9. When I first saw this on Twitter a little while ago, it started with "BREAKING"....

I misread and thought they said he BROKE his ankle.

At least they're up front about telling us about it right away, not hiding it or denying it for a couple of days or saying it's less than it really is.

[sheshe2]

33. Good point, George.

Best that Biden team is upfront with the facts.

He will be wearing a boot for a few weeks. He will be just fine.

[George II]

35. He should keep that boot and then wear it to the inauguration just in case trump shows up....

He can boot him in the ass and off the Capitol steps.

[sheshe2]

36. Well, yes I thought about him booting him in the ass.

However he is a classless coward and will never show up for Biden's inauguration.

[AmericanCanuck]

37. Hitting an object and getting stitches is far worse

An object like a shower door.

[NurseJackie]

38. It's reassuring that nobody tried to minimize it by calling it "just a sprain" ...

It's reassuring that nobody tried to minimize it by calling it "just a sprain" ... I'm also glad they decided on the abundance-of-caution approach rather than casually sauntering him over to one of those walk-in "Doc-in-a-Box" (or "Minute-Clinic'') locations, found in many shopping centers.

At our age, broken and fractured bones take longer to heal than it would for someone in their 30's or 40's. It's good to know that the only thing he needs is to be wearing a walking cast/boot (rather than a full-on rigid fiberglass cast).

I'm so glad it wasn't worse. I bet Jill Biden will be the type of spouse and partner who reminds him to take it easy and heal. I just don't see her as someone who'd want to rush Joe back out into making unnecessary public appearances. --- You know that there are very likely political-spouses out there who do exactly that. Kinda like the over-eager "stage mothers" that we've seen on "Toddlers and Tiaras" ... whose unrealized personal ambitions and unmet fantasies of fame and glory are lived vicariously through others whom they can manipulate.

Jill Biden will definitely be there to make sure that Joe doesn't get to eager. After all, people always "feel better" before they're fully healed. They think they're back to normal because the discomfort is gone... but there's till more internal healing to go.

[Dixie49660]

10. Can't take it anymore

Hi All - new to this group - found it while surfing. Anyways. I live in Southern Maryland in a very Republican county. I'm a member of a local forum and participate in the fun, non-political threads and read through the political threads and shake my head. I'm not a registered Democrat - I'm unaffiliated although I predominately vote Democrat. The forum loathes Democrats and has a lot of nut jobs that never met a conspiracy theory they didn't love.

So the latest is that Biden fell because of the ankle bracelet he is forced to wear which is hidden under a boot. The same type of boot that Hillary wore when she broke a toe and McCain wore when he tore a tendon.

Have you ever heard anything so crazy in your entire life?

Can't respond to the thread or I'll go bonkers.

[DesertRat]

11. Yes I've read all kinds of crazy conspiracies online

You won't find that insanity here. Welcome to DU!

[Me.]

14. 10, 9, 8

I started counting the moment I heard because you know....just surprised the diaper baby in the RH hasn't commented yet

[pnwmom]

12. No crazier than the idea that Trump is leading a crusade against the Democratic elite's

worldwide pedophiliac sex-trafficking conspiracy. (The QAnon myth.)

Welcome to DU. I hope you move from mostly Democrat to full Democrat. There are a lot of good people here and you will probably be much more comfortable than among the crazies in your county.

[Raine]

15. WELCOME to DU! 🙂 nt

[niyad]

19. Welcome to our DU family. Nearly everyone here is sane, although I don't know how they have managed

these last four years. You are amoung friends here.

[MustLoveBeagles]

22. Hi Dixie

Welcome to DU

Nothing the RWNJ's say or believe surprises me.

[elleng]

24. Hi, and welcome! I'm in southern MD too,

(Calvert,) fortunately haven't heard any b.s. such as you describe!

[irisblue]

25. Hay Dixie Welcome to DU. Nice to meet you.

[3catwoman3]

28. Oh, Christ on a cracker! These people are CRAZEEEEEE!

Welcome aboard the Good Ship DU -

[COL Mustard]

30. Welcome, Dixie

[marble falls]

40. What site was that, Dixie?

[gopiscrap]

41. welcome to DU

[generalbetrayus]

18. Tomorrow's headline: "Biden's foot x-rayed, actual bone spurs discovered."

If Joe Biden has to get a cast on his foot, I hope he has an opportunity to put his foot up Benedict Donald's ass.

[Delarage]

21. LOL

If 45 tweets an insult, Biden should respond that he actually got it from kicking so much ass

[yuiyoshida]

20. I am waiting for the HEADLINE : "TRUMP does a face plant on the sidewalk"

kidding! wait.. am I?....mystery!!

[Maxheader]

26. Get well Mr. President!!

And take it easy....

[KWR65]

27. Trump Conspracy Mode: The dog was trying to kill Biden!

[George II]

34. Turns out there were a couple of hairline fractures and he'll be using a "walking boot"...

...for a few weeks.

I'm sure the trump spawn will be crowing for a week.