A car crashed into a parked SUV that was part of President Joe Biden's motorcade in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday night.
President Biden and the First Lady were not harmed in the crash.
The Biden's had just left a reception at his campaign headquarters shortly after 8 p.m. when the incident occurred.
Biden was on the sidewalk answering a question from a reporter about how former President Donald Trump is beating him in the polls. Jill Biden had already entered their vehicle. “Why are you losing in the polls?”
Joe Biden: “You're reading the wrong polls”
*Car crashes into motorcade*
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) December 18, 2023
Suddenly, a sedan with Delaware license plates struck the SUV that was parked across the street from the event.
The president was promptly whisked into a vehicle by U.S. Secret Service agents. BREAKING: A car has crashed into President Joe Biden’s parked motorcade in Wilmington, Delaware, leaving Biden “shocked.”
According to the Daily Mail, Biden’s Secret Service agents pulled their guns on the driver who rammed into one of the SUVs.
The man who was driving the car… pic.twitter.com/AgDknqHgl2
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 18, 2023
Other agents surrounded the sedan with their guns drawn and aimed at the driver, who had his hands up, according to a report from NBC News. More photos of the scene: pic.twitter.com/NZOkVGjqcb
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 18, 2023
Special Agent Steve Kopek, a Secret Service spokesperson, told the outlet, "There was no protective interest associated with this event and the President’s motorcade departed without incident."
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
The Bidens were safely returned to their Wilmington residence.
