Biden in walking boot after fracturing foot playing with dog

Published November 30, 2020 11:00am ET



Joe Biden sustained hairline fractures in his right foot and will likely require a walking boot for weeks, his doctor said after the president-elect slipped and twisted his ankle on Saturday while playing with his dog, Major.

The injury raises the possibility that Biden will be wearing some sort of brace on Inauguration Day, which follows a campaign during which Biden and President Trump questioned each other’s mental and physical fitness to hold office.

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