US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 while on a campaign trip to Las Vegas and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the White House.
"I feel good," Mr Biden said, giving reporters the thumbs up as he leaned out of his limousine dubbed"The Beast," before boarding Air Force One to head for isolation at his home in Delaware.
"He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms. He will be returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time." "If I had some medical condition that emerged, if somebody, if the doctors came and said 'you've got this problem, that problem,'" Mr Biden told the media outlet BET in the sit-down interview taped earlier today, when asked what could make him rethink.
"A second Trump presidency will undermine the very foundation of our democracy, and I have serious concerns about whether the president can defeat Donald Trump in November," Mr Schiff said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. Most polls show Mr Biden trailing in a tight race, with Mr Trump pulling ahead in key swing states but no dramatic movement since the debate debacle or shooting.Mr Biden said his mental acuity was"pretty damn good" in an NBC interview yesterday, one of a series of unscripted outings in recent weeks aimed at showing he has what it takes.
Vice President Kamala Harris is considered the frontrunner if Mr Biden does drop out, although he has shown no sign he will.
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