US President Biden tests positive for COVID amid growing health concerns

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As pressure mounts on Biden to drop his re-election campaign, he revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 before cancelling his speech for an event in Las Vegas.

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00:00U.S. President Joe Biden, under pressure from fellow Democrats to drop his re-election campaign,

00:07tested positive for COVID-19 while visiting Las Vegas on Wednesday.

00:11He is self-isolating after experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said.

00:21Unidos U.S. President and CEO Janet Murguia told the guests that the president had sent

00:26his regrets and could not appear because he tested positive for the virus.

00:34I was just on the phone with President Biden and he shared his deep disappointment at not

00:43being able to join us this afternoon.

00:47The president has been at many events, as we all know, and he just tested positive for

00:55COVID.

00:58In summer 2022 Biden tested positive two times in a row for COVID in less than one month.

01:05Biden recently announced that he would consider dropping out the presidential race if a serious

01:09medical condition emerged.

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