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Doctor says Biden fractured foot while playing with his dog

Joe Biden
Posted at 5:29 PM, Nov 29, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-29 19:59:51-05

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden fractured his foot while playing with one of his dogs, but doctors found “no obvious fracture” while examining him Sunday. That's according to Biden's doctor.

The president-elect's office says he suffered the injury on Saturday and visited an orthopedist in Newark, Delaware, for an examination Sunday afternoon.

Biden's doctor, Kevin O’Connor, says Biden suffered a stress fracture in his right foot and would likely be wearing a walking boot for several weeks.

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.