KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms despite being vaccinated and boosted.
- An old video of Biden asserting that vaccinated people wouldn’t contract COVID has gone viral, drawing satire and criticism.
Joe Biden’s positive test results for COVID-19 were verified by the White House. Karine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary, claims that the president is “vaccinated and boosted” and that his symptoms are moderate. In a news release, she stated, “The White House will provide regular updates on the President’s status as he continues to carry out the full duties of the office while in isolation.”
In light of Biden’s covid diagnosis, an old video of the President has surfaced on social media. In the video, the probable democratic nominee is saying, “You’re not gonna to get Covid if you have these vaccinations,” with much gusto and confidence.
In a cheeky turn of events, the President, who advocated for the vaccinations, is now himself suffering from the virus. Moreover, the White House has claimed that the President is in fact ‘vaccinated and boosted,’ adding more fuel to fire for internet satire.
Biden reportedly presented this afternoon with “upper respiratory symptoms, to include ‘Rhinorhea’ (runny nose) and non-productive cough, with general malaise,” according to the president’s physician. While going home to Delaware after a positive Covid-19 test, Biden told accompanying media, “I feel good,” as he boarded Air Force One. When he boarded, he was not wearing a mask. The last time was two years ago when the president’s Covid-19 test result was positive. However, the number of instances of the virus is now rising, and hospitalizations and ER visits linked to Covid are on the rise, according to health officials, as reported by The Guardian.
He was also seen shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries at a restaurant in Las Vegas prior to the revelation of his test result. “There are videos of Biden unmasked in restaurants, a Mexican restaurant hanging around families and kids while he has Covid,” a netizen pointed out.