In between posting false claims of mass voter fraud and promoting conspiracy theories surrounding his defeat in the 2020 elections, President Donald Trump appeared to wish President-elect Joe Biden a speedy recovery for an injury he sustained on Thanksgiving weekend.
The president’s harsh words on Twitter over the outcome of the recent election were seemingly interrupted on Sunday night by his offer of well wishes for Mr Biden, who fractured his foot while playing with his dog, Major, according to the president-elect’s doctor.
Sharing an NBC News video that captured Mr Biden leaving the office of his orthopedic doctor in Delaware, Mr Trump wrote: “Get well soon!”
Get well soon! https://t.co/B0seiO84ld
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2020
The video showed Mr Biden wearing a jacket and face mask as he walked out of the doctor’s office with a slight limp, making his way down a couple steps before getting into an SUV.
Mr Biden suffered small fractures in his mid-foot after he slipped while playing with his dog, his doctor said in a statement. The fractures were not initially seen in the first x-rays taken of the president-elect, leading some reports to say he had sprained his ankle rather than having endured hairline fractures.
“Initial x-rays did not show any obvious fracture, but his clinical exam warranted more detailed imaging,” Dr Kevin O’Connor said in a statement on Sunday. “Follow-up CT scan confirmed hairline (small) fractures of President-elect Biden’s lateral and intermediate cuneiform bones, which are in the mid-foot.”
Mr Biden’s doctor said he will “likely” require a walking boot for “several weeks” as the fractures heel.❐
