triumphant convention<\/u><\/a> this week after he survived an assassination attempt on Saturday. The White House said Biden planned to spend a long weekend at his Delaware beach house. It was unclear how long the sickness would keep him for the campaign trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMinutes after the announcement, the president’s motorcade was on the move to the Las Vegas airport after taping a radio interview in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biden had greeted a couple of dozen people at a Mexican restaurant prior to going into the radio interview. He was running late to deliver a speech to Latino civil rights group UnidosUS when the organizer, Janet Murguia, announced he had tested positive for COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were groans in the conference room at the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He said to tell my folks that we’re not going to get rid of him that quickly, we’re going to have a chance to hear from him in the future directly,” Murguia said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biden, who had spent two nights in Vegas on the campaign trail, is locked in a battle with some fellow Democrats who worry he is too old to seek re-election and want him to step aside in favor of another candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has been defiant in the face of the calls to quit the race, telling one interviewer that only the “Lord Almighty” could persuade him to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“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,” said Jean-Pierre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biden suffered a blow earlier on Wednesday when a prominent Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Adam Schiff of California, said it was time for him to “pass the torch” to someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some 40% of Democratic registered voters said Biden should drop his reelection bid, in a Reuters\/Ipsos poll concluded on Tuesday. Some 65% of independent registered voters agreed with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some 58% of Democratic registered voters told the poll they believed Biden is too old to work in government – 70% of independent registered voters agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The White House cited Biden’s doctor as saying he had been suffering from upper respiratory symptoms earlier in the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He felt OK for his first event of the day, but given that he was not feeling better, point of care testing for COVID-19 was conducted and the results were positive for the COVID-19 virus,” the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The White House said Biden will be self-isolating in accordance with Centers for Disease Control guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His symptoms are mild and he has received an initial dose of Paxlovid, the doctor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biden’s last bout with COVID began in July 2022. He tested positive on July 21, recovered on July 27, tested positive with a rebound case on July 30 and was finally cleared on Aug 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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