Three days after the attempted hit on President Trump, Biden delivered the keynote address to a packed crowd of five thousand people at the [[NAACP]] National Convention at the Mandalay Bay hotel in [[Las Vegas]]. Biden was scheduled to deliver the keynote at the UnidosUS annual convention at the MGM Grand the next day on July 17, 2024, with thousands in attendance anticipating his arrival. The [[Secret Service]] informed Las Vegas Metro police that there was a medical emergency involving Joe Biden and to close necessary streets so that Biden could be transported immediately to University Medical in Las Vegas. All outward appearances indicated a major slip and fall – with a significant hit to the head. Biden was not transported to the hospital. Instead, Biden was immediately transported to the airport, departing Las Vegas on [[Air Force One]]. | Three days after the attempted hit on President Trump, Biden delivered the keynote address to a packed crowd of five thousand people at the [[NAACP]] National Convention at the Mandalay Bay hotel in [[Las Vegas]]. Biden was scheduled to deliver the keynote at the UnidosUS annual convention at the MGM Grand the next day on July 17, 2024, with thousands in attendance anticipating his arrival. The [[Secret Service]] informed Las Vegas Metro police that there was a medical emergency involving Joe Biden and to close necessary streets so that Biden could be transported immediately to University Medical in Las Vegas. All outward appearances indicated a major slip and fall – with a significant hit to the head. Biden was not transported to the hospital. Instead, Biden was immediately transported to the airport, departing Las Vegas on [[Air Force One]]. |