Currently Popular Democratic President Joe Biden is infected with COVID-19 virus and has mild flu like symptoms as reported from White House. In a statement that was made by Karine Jean-Pierre the White House Press Secretary, Biden who is fully vaccinated and has received booster shots was said to have contracted the virus. Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s 81-year-old president has tested covid positive for the third time.
Before that on Wednesday, Biden was photographed waving to people and giving a speech in Las Vegas. But he had to suspend a campaign event at night since he was not feeling well. This comes at the backdrop of increasing demand for him to resign from his re-election bid following a health issue to do with his age.
According to media, there are concerns indicated by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in their talks with President Biden about believing for other Democratic contests in Congress, his candidacy will be of a drag. Nevertheless, the president has vowed to quarantine at his residence in Delaware and still work, Jean-Pierre said.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the president’s physician said that the president is complaining of upper respiratory symptoms including a running nose and cough. He has already started on Paxlovid therapy. President Biden said that he felt well during the first activity in the day, but he later tested positive, according to Dr. O’Connor.
To everyone who has sent well wishes, President Biden passed a tweet to express gratitude and to let the public know that he will keep on working for the American people. Yet another extracted from his account read: ‘’I’m sick. .. of Elon Musk and his rich buddies trying to buy this election,” while directing people to the donations portal.
While Biden was in Las Vegas, photographers and reporters covering him were abruptly whisked from a campaign trip to a Mexican restaurant to the city’s airport soon after the diagnosis. It was lively to introduce a more Mexican type of art, guitars, and Biden Harris posters in the restaurant. POTUS walked into the dining area through the kitchen, shaking hands and taking pictures with the attendees and appeared to be less enthusiastic than the previous day where he addresses the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
The president had to cut short a speech at UnidosUS, a Hispanic civil rights group to work toward building his popularity with the Hispanic vote that was observed to have dipped in 2020. He was later seen again getting on the Air Force One, unmasking and walking slow, he was also heard saying, “Good, I feel good.”
This has therefore derailed what was expected to be a spirited rejuvenation of the campaign trail for President Biden. His re-election campaign has already brought controversies for instance poor debate against Donald Trump has angered fellow Democrats. Thus, there are more shocks and hurdles to the campaign, even with COVID-19 on top of it all.
In the last few weeks, at least 20 Democratic politicians called on Biden to possibly step down. A congressman from California named Adam Schiff also underestimated Biden and told him to step aside, as he would not win against Trump; Schiff acknowledges Biden as one of the most notable presidents in the USA and said that giving up could make him greater.
Based on the ABC News, the Washington Post, and Politico articles, Schumer and Jeffries recently briefed Biden on the Democrats’ apprehension over his influence on November elections. In a statement, White House spokesman Andrew Bates said Biden explained he intends to win and coordinate with them toward the president’s plans to help working people. A spokesman for Jeffries’ office did not respond to the conversation while a spokesman for Schumer, called the reports baseless while admitting that Schumer explained the stance of his caucus to the president.
The president said in a BET interview that he will resign if his doctors suggested he should step down because of a medical condition, stressing the division in the country as a reason that makes him want to push his campaign harder.