United States: Joe Biden has been diagnosed with Covid-19 The president had to cancel his campaign in the state of Nevada

President of the United States, This Wednesday, Joe Biden canceled a speech he was scheduled to give in the state of Nevada focused on winning the Latino community’s vote after being diagnosed with Covid-19.. It came after a television interview was published in which he said he was reconsidering his decision to leave. Keep up the campaign If a doctor diagnoses him with a serious medical problem for the November election.

Biden arrived at the Las Vegas airport in his black presidential limousine, popularly known as “The Beast.” As he got out of the vehicle, he looked at the waiting journalists and gave a thumbs up in approval. When asked by reporters how he felt, Biden Said: ‘I Feel Good’. Next, the unmasked president climbed the stairs that would take him to the Air Force One presidential plane, with which he flew to his home in the state of Delaware for seclusion.

White House press secretary Karen Jean-Pierre said the president had mild symptoms. He also described that Biden will continue to perform all his duties while single. In a report cited by the American newspaper The Washington Postsaid Kevin O’Connor, the president’s physician Gives rhinoceros (runny nose), cough and general malaise.

The conference was cancelled

Meanwhile in Las Vegas, president of the Hispanic organization Unitos US Janet MurguiaBiden, who was scheduled to give a speech at the group’s annual conference, told those attending the event: “Unfortunately, I spoke to President Biden on the phone. He told me he was deeply disappointed that he would not be able to. “The president has been to several events, as we know, and he has tested positive for Covid-19. . Of course, we understand that he has to take the recommended precautions and does not want to put anyone at risk.”

As he explained, Biden was disappointed he couldn’t attend, but hoped to be able to do so in the future. “He told my friends that he is not going to get rid of him so easily, that he will have an opportunity to hear directly in the future and that he is sorry for not being here.He said.

Hours earlier, Biden had visited The Original Lindo Michogan, a Mexican restaurant in Las Vegas with “Latinos for Biden-Harris” posters on the walls, and he had a chance to speak with some of the diners. Inside the compound, Biden taped an interview with Hispanic media Univ that will air this Thursday, the White House said in a statement. Registrations for the New Immigrant Regularization Program In the United States, it is estimated to reach half a million people. It will open on August 19. The plan, announced a month ago, would primarily benefit people without legal status and married Americans, coming in the middle of an election year in which immigration management has become a central issue for voters.

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Despite having been vaccinated with a booster dose, the octogenarian president, who already contracted Covid-19 in July 2022, said in an interview published this Wednesday that he would reconsider his decision to continue campaigning for the November election if a doctor diagnosed him. with a serious medical problem.

The reports come amid repeated calls from within and outside his party to end his campaign ahead of the polls. The latest to speak out is a Congressman Adam SchiffWho said in a statement: “Although it was President Biden’s decision to step down from the campaign, I believe it is time for him to pass the baton.”.

Schiff is an influential congressman, chaired the House Intelligence Committee, presided over the first impeachment process against former President Donald Trump and is a favorite for a seat in the Senate in the next elections. He is also a close ally of former Speaker of Congress Nancy Pelosi, who has been ambiguous in her public comments about whether Biden should be the Democratic nominee for the White House.

With Schiff, Already 23 Democratic delegates have asked Biden to withdraw Additionally, following his weak performance in the June 27 presidential debate Chaos after days at NATO summit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and his vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris with her Republican rival Donald Trump. Biden is the oldest US president in history, and if elected to serve another four years in the White House, he will leave office at age 86.

Major Democratic donors told Future Forward, Biden’s largest political action group, that his pledge to contribute $90 million would be on hold if he continues to run for president.

According to the latest studiesThe Republican president has a conviction and other open cases on his hands Takes advantage of Biden. He has 42.1% voting intentions, 2.1 percentage points higher than the incumbent president, according to an average of polls conducted by the website FiveThirtyEight.