President-elect Joe Biden ‘will likely require a walking boot’

WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden “will likely require a walking boot for several weeks” after spraining his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, his doctor said Sunday.

A follow-up CT scan “confirmed hairline (small) fractures of President-elect Biden’s lateral and intermediate cuneiform bones, which are in the mid-foot,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a statement Sunday night. Biden twisted his ankle while playing with Major on Saturday.

President-elect Joe Biden was playing with his dog, Major, when he twisted his ankle Saturday.

“Initial x-rays did not show any obvious fracture, but his clinical exam warranted more detailed imaging,” O’Connor said in his statement.

Major is 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 will bring their dogs to the White House and also plan to get a cat.