President Joe Biden is under increased pressure to resign.

 

Top Democrats are putting further pressure on Biden as Covid suspends his campaign.

Due to his advanced age and the fact that his campaign activities have been suspended owing to a COVID-19 infection, President Joe Biden is under increased pressure to resign.

US media reports that he visited privately with the two leading Democrats in the US Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, to voice reservations about his candidacy.

It's also said that Nancy Pelosi, the previous Speaker of the House, informed him he wouldn't be able to defeat Donald Trump in November.

The 81-year-old's symptoms are modest, according to the White House, which announced his Covid illness on Wednesday night.

His press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, reported that the president had received a booster shot. He had previously tested positive for Covid twice. Earlier in the day, Mr. Biden was spotted attending an event and touring supporters in Las Vegas. Afterward, he called off a campaign speech.

According to Ms. Jean-Pierre, the president intended to perform "all of his duties fully" while isolating himself in his Delaware house. Kevin O'Connor, the president's physician, stated that Mr. Biden had received his first dose of Paxlovid and had shown signs of upper respiratory symptoms, such as a runny nose and cough. According to Dr. O'Connor, he felt well throughout his first event of the day but later tested positive.

Later, Mr. Biden thanked everyone on X/Twitter for "their good wishes" and pledged to "work to get the job done for the American people" throughout his recuperation. His account also tweeted, "I'm sick," and then, in response, said, "... of Elon Musk and his rich buddies trying to buy this election." And please contribute here if you agree.
The tweet linked to a site for donations.

Amid the flurry of color, ceiling fans whirled at a low speed, Latino pop music softly played from the speakers, and Mr. Biden entered through the kitchen door, which was guarded by a Secret Service detail, before making his way into the main dining area. Earlier on Wednesday, reporters covering the trip to Las Vegas reported that they had been hurried from the scene of a campaign stop at a Mexican restaurant to the city's airport following the announcement.

He shook hands, planted a kiss on one, and posed for photographs with diners who had obviously been waiting for him for a while.

In comparison to his energetic speech to a national civil rights group the day before, the president seemed a little stiffer and slower. Mr. Biden was compelled to postpone his speech at the Latino civil rights organization UnidosUS.

The president has been making an effort to win back Hispanic voters, who have been losing ground to him in polls since 2020. It is a sudden and debilitating end to a trip that was supposed to see Mr. Biden hitting the campaign trail again with full force—after the pause sparked by the attempted assassination of his rival Donald Trump. 

Mr. Biden's re-election attempt was already being buffeted by growing dissent among Democrats in Congress after his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last month. Later on Wednesday, he was seen moving slowly and cautiously up the steps to the plane. He was not wearing a mask.

Air Force One is bouncing through the hot air above Nevada when it hits even more turbulence, and the president up front takes another unanticipated blow.
It seems like the current election campaign is unfolding at a disorganized, erratic speed.