BREAKING: Joe Biden Suffers From Devastating Injury According to recent reports, Joe Biden is taking the week to recover from an injury he sustained while playing with his dog this weekend. Biden was spotted at the beginning of the week at an event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a dark, round contusion below his lower lip. When the public expressed their concern for the 72-year-old Vice President, his office released a statement claiming that Biden obtained the bruise while he was playing with his German Shepard, Champ. The wound may be minor, but even the slightest injury can be jarring when you are over 70. The wound also comes at a time of immense stress for the Biden family. At the end of May, Beau Biden died of cancer. He was only 46 years old. Biden has been relatively quiet since the death of his son, and did not speak at the event. 