The US president and former candidate will give a speech to explain why he will not seek re-election. The president resumes his meetings.
He United States’s president, Joe Biden, appeared in public for the first time since announcing on Sunday that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the presidential elections in November. On Wednesday he will give a speech from the Oval Office to explain the reasons for his resignation.
The White House leader had been isolated at his home in Delaware since last Wednesday, after testing positive for coronavirus. The 81-year-old president He showed up after a week of rest and the symptoms disappeared. The latest report from his doctor, Kevin O’Connor, reports that he has already tested negative for Covid.
Biden arrives at Delaware air base With his trademark aviator glasses, he was ready to board Air Force One bound for Washington. After the press photos, he put on a surgical mask and boarded the plane.
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Before questions from the journalists present who were hoping to get a few words from the president after he withdrew from the presidential race, The president simply responded that he was “fine.” “The President continues to carry out all of his presidential duties,” his doctor wrote in an official statement.
Joe Biden to give speech from White House
The US president, who was seeking re-election a week ago, will address the nation from the Oval Office of the White House to talk about your resignation from candidacy for the elections that will be held on November 5th in the country.
He will also speak, as he explained in a message on X, about “what lies ahead” and how he will finish “the job” for the American people during the almost six months he has left as president. The speech will take place at 8 p.m. (local time). On Thursday he will meet with Benjamin Netanyahu, the president of Israel.
As for the representation of Democrats in the elections, Biden chose his vice president, Kamala Harrisas her successor. The candidate chosen to face Donald Trump has already obtained enough delegates to guarantee herself the nomination at the next Democratic national convention, which will start on August 19 in Chicago.
Source: Ambito
