Despite growing criticism over US President Joe Biden’s suitability to run for re-electionthe president’s campaign continues to close ranks around the Democrat and this Saturday he assured that he will soon return to the road, as soon as he recovers from COVID-19.
“As soon as we get the green light, we will be back on the campaign trail” and the president “will continue to do so, as you have seen him do every day since the debate in Atlanta,” said campaign spokesman Michael Tyler in a call with reporters.
Biden is currently in isolation at his home in Delaware after testing positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday while campaigning in Nevada, a key state for the November election.
How is Biden doing after his COVID-19 infection?
According to the latest report from the president’s doctor, Kevin O’Connor, published on Friday, Biden has seen “significant” improvement although he still has symptoms, especially dry cough and hoarseness.
All this while more and more Democrats in Congress are calling for him to end his candidacy for the elections next November. At least thirty have publicly asked Biden to withdraw.
Tyler did not comment on the criticism on Saturday, but said the president would return as soon as he could. He did not offer details on where he might reappear, but said he would likely continue to focus on key states such as Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina, as well as the so-called “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.
In the latter, in the town of Grand Rapids, former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) will hold a rally this Saturday, the first since the assassination attempt against him a week ago and also the first since he accepted the nomination this week at the Republican Party convention in Milwaukee (Wisconsin).
Trump will be joined by his vice presidential running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, at the Republican presidential ticket’s first rally.
