President Biden will likely be again on the White Home on Tuesday for the primary time since he introduced he was abandoning his re-election marketing campaign and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Biden is scheduled to go away his house in Rehoboth Seashore, Delaware — the place he had been recovering from COVID-19 — within the afternoon and arrive on the Govt Mansion by 2:30 p.m., in keeping with his schedule.
The 81-year-old president was initially anticipated to go away the seaside city, the place he had been below quarantine, on Monday to hit the marketing campaign path, however he prolonged his keep after asserting that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race the day earlier than.
Biden canceled 9 journeys he had lined up for the following two weeks following his gorgeous announcement Sunday, a White Home supply instructed The Submit.
He was anticipated to go to California, Denver, Houston and Austin, however all of these stops have been abruptly wiped off his schedule after the most important switch-up, the supply stated.
“They began canceling stuff when he introduced he wasn’t looking for reelection,” the supply stated, including that the journeys have been a mixture of marketing campaign and official presidential stops.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire was anticipating to fulfill with the president about Hurricane Beryl restoration efforts in his metropolis on Thursday however stated Biden’s go to was canceled on the final minute.
“I don’t know if the press is aware of it, however President Biden was going to be right here Thursday to acknowledge our preparation,” Whitmire stated Sunday after the president dropped out of the race.
The commander in chief’s bout with the coronavirus was not believed to be an element within the cancellations as his doctor Kevin O’Connor, on Monday, stated that he had all however recovered from the sickness, which he examined constructive for final Wednesday.
Harris, Democrat’s probably substitute nominee, additionally stated her former working mate was doing higher.
“He’s feeling a lot better and recovering quick, and he seems to be ahead to getting again on the highway,” she stated in a speech addressing her run for president on the White Home Monday.
However the president’s voice sounded raspy and slurred the identical day when he referred to as in to his former marketing campaign headquarters to vouch for his veep.
Biden was additionally anticipated to fulfill with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to debate the continued battle in Gaza.
Netanyahu officers initially stated the assembly had been referred to as off because of the octogenarian’s COVID analysis, in keeping with native stories from the nation. However these stories got here earlier than Biden’s schedule confirmed he’d be returning to the White Home Tuesday.
It’s unclear if the assembly is again on.
Biden hasn’t been seen in public since final Wednesday evening when he was first identified with the virus. He was final noticed struggling to get off Air Power One and into his motorcade that evening.
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