Donald Trump has been praised for his response to President Biden taking a nasty-looking fall on Thursday.
The 80-year-old POTUS had been visiting the US Air Force Academy on Thursday (June 1) to hand out diplomas at a graduation ceremony.
Unfortunately, the celebratory day became a cause of concern when Biden went to take his seat, only to stumble and fall over a sandbag. Sadly, the President fell forward and landed on his right hip.
After being helped up, Biden made his way to his seat where he gave a reassuring thumbs up.
You can watch the moment below:Several White House officials then provided a further update on Biden - who is the nation's oldest serving leader -with communications director Ben LaBolt swiftly responding on Twitter, saying: "He's fine. There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands."
Additionally, WH press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden boarded the plane from the event with "a big smile."
Perhaps as expected, the fall also led to many social media users questioning whether or not Biden's age is becoming a factor in his ability to serve as president.
However, perhaps the most surprising reaction of all has come from former President Donald Trump - Biden's former political rival and potential Republican frontrunner for the 2024 Presidential Election.
Trump has never been one to shy away from criticizing Biden, but after learning that his rival had taken a tumble, the 76-year-old actually had a very considerate response.
While speaking at a campaign event in Iowa, footage shows a member of the audience informing Trump that Biden had fallen over earlier that day. After clarifying that the incident had, in fact, taken place, Trump says: "Well, I hope he wasn't hurt. I hope he wasn't hurt."
Despite seeming to garner a few sniggers from the crowd, Trump's words came across as genuine.
In fact, he then went on to poke fun at himself, saying: "The whole thing is -- look, the whole thing is crazy. You've got to be careful about that because you don't - you don't want that. Even if you have to tiptoe down a ramp..."
Trump, of course, was joking about the huge coverage he received in the media after footage of him slowly walking down a ramp back in 2020 went viral.
He would go on to address the footage multiple times, saying in one tweet: "The ramp that I descended after my West Point Commencement speech was very long & steep, had no handrail and, most importantly, was very slippery. The last thing I was going to do is ‘fall’ for the Fake News to have fun with. Final ten feet I ran down to level ground. Momentum!"
Trump's comments regarding his rival have also been praised by social media users, with one person writing: "He was very kind in his reply."
A second replied: "Refreshing to see him being civil and mildly compassionate."
A third praised Trump, saying: "That was nice. Hoped he wasn’t hurt and made a little fun of himself."
Trump said I hope he wasn’t hurt…I know Donald Trump has said a lot of hateful things but it’s nice to see this humane side," tweeted a fourth. "I wish we’d hear this more often especially in these times where everyone wants all this extreme hate against each other. It’s time to come together."
And even Florida Governor Ron DeSantis - who has also made his bid for the presidency - shared his best wishes for Biden during a campaign event in New Hampshire, saying: "We hope and wish Joe Biden a swift recovery from any injuries he may have sustained."
Despite what often feels like a very politically divided world, it just goes to show that - despite our differences - we can still look out for one another.
