 As Biden stood on the stage of the private college at the Democrat campaign event, he began one of his speeches by saying: "We put a cap - $2,000 a year - on prescription drugs for seniors. No matter what their cost, $2, $10, $12, $15..." All of a sudden he stopped as he stumbled on something on the stage floor, while raising his right hand in the air to catch his balance as his left hand firmly held onto the microphone. As the crowd echoed in sounds of concern, Biden, looking at the floor, said: "Oops, stepping on a – hmm – it's black. Anyway..." Hecklers then erupted into laughter while the President looked and sounded baffled as he mumbled incoherently into the microphone. It took the President a moment to gather himself before continuing with his speech ( C-SPAN) Seeming to have gathered himself, he continued: "No matter what the cost, and some cancer drugs cost as much as that, they are never going to have to pay more than $2,000. "And we put a $35-month cap on insulin to deal with their diabetes." Throu){kind=link}
To the shock of those who attended a Democrat campaign event in New York over the weekend, US President Joe Biden, 79, delivered a chaotic speech – just a day before the midterm elections
US President Joe Biden, 79, almost fell off the stage at a New York event this weekend, just a day before the midterm elections.
On Sunday, Biden attended a rally in Yonkers, New York where around a thousand people gathered on Sarah Lawrence College’ south lawn. Biden’s visit also marked the first presidential appearance in Yonkers in nearly 50 years.
There, while giving a speech about his government introducing a cap on prescription drugs sold for seniors in the States, the president nearly took a spill on stage.
While he chatted to hecklers in the city, the 79-year-old took a stumble on the stage as it took him a few moments to recollect his thoughts.