Biden made his first public appearance after withdrawing from the election: Returning to the White House with a mask in hand, he told reporters that he "feels good"
Financial Associated Press, July 24 (Editor Shi Zhengcheng) US President Biden, who has disappeared from public view for nearly a week, Finally showed his face in public.
White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor said in a letter updating the president's physical condition on Tuesday that Biden's symptoms of the new coronavirus infection have disappeared and the latest rapid antigen test result was negative. 's follow-up medical team will continue to monitor his condition to prevent the virus from recurring.
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Dr. O'Connor further disclosed that Biden had no symptoms of fever throughout the entire infection period, and his vital signs, including pulse blood oxygen saturation, remained normal and his lungs were clear.
This letter also means that Biden’s “new crown isolation” that began last Wednesday has finally ended.
According to the official itinerary, the US President left his hometown in Delaware on Tuesday afternoon, took the presidential plane back to Andrew Air Force Base, and then changed to a helicopter to go to the White House. Faced with the swarming media, Biden, who made his first public appearance since withdrawing from the election, slowly walked onto the plane while holding a mask in one hand. He did not answer questions such as "Can Harris beat Trump?", but just raised questions about Reporters gave several thumbs up.
(Biden leaves Delaware, source: live video)
First White House speech
Early on Tuesday, Biden issued a statement on his official account saying that he would give a speech at 20:00 ET on Wednesday night ( (8 a.m. Beijing time on Thursday), delivered a speech in the Oval Office of the White House. The focus of 's speech was about "next plans" - how he will complete the remaining term of office.
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Since he publicly announced his withdrawal from this year’s election, Republicans including Trump and Vance quickly launched the expected offensive, demanding Biden’s “immediate resignation.”
For example, Trump publicly asked on Tuesday: Vice President Harris must answer this question-whether she thinks Biden is suitable to continue to govern this country in the next six months. Trump charged that Biden appeared to be delegating power to the bureaucrats around him, so "Who exactly is running the country now? "
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In an interview that aired on Tuesday, the White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded, calling calls from Republicans for Biden to resign "ridiculous." She said: " The president has decided not to run for re-election, that's it, he wants to continue doing his job. "
Jean-Pierre further said that Biden's decision to withdraw from the race last week is a big deal for everyone. Tough times, but the president believes Vice President Harris is "very qualified" to be the Democratic nominee in November.
As for Biden’s “what work remains to be done,” U.S. Secretary of State Blinken gave some hints on Tuesday.
In an interview with the media, Blinken first praised Biden, who has worked with him for 22 years, and then said that he had communicated with Biden after he made the decision to withdraw from the election. The US president was "highly concerned" The work in the next six months will include issues in the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific. Blinken also said that Vice President Harris has always been the leading voice on U.S. foreign policy and foreign affairs.
After speaking these words, Blinken will depart for Asia, visiting Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan and other countries, and attend a series of foreign ministers' meetings and talks.
When will we meet Netanyahu?
As one of the important agendas of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to the United States, he was originally scheduled to meet with Biden on Tuesday. However, according to the latest news, US officials revealed that the meeting schedule between the two has been changed to Thursday.
By the way, Trump, who is running for the position of the next US president, originally announced that Netanyahu would visit Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, but after only half an hour he changed his tune and said, "In response to Netanyahu's visit, At Hu's request, the meeting between the two was rescheduled to Friday.”
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(Financial Associated Press Shi Zhengcheng)
