Tag: Joe Biden

Biden Well Enough to Resume Physical Exercise: Doctor

President Joe Biden is feeling well enough to resume physical exercise five days after beginning treatment for COVID-19, his doctor said on July 26. Biden finished the five-day course of Paxlovid, Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill, and his symptoms “have now almost completely resolved,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a memorandum (pdf) to White House press secretary…


Florida Health Agency Calls for Rescinding Vaccine Mandate After Biden Contracts COVID-19

A top Florida health official is urging the U.S. government to rescind its COVID-19 vaccine mandate as an increasing number of vaccinated people, including President Joe Biden, contract COVID-19. “The President’s diagnosis confirms the science: although the COVID-19 vaccine reduces the risk of hospitalization, it does not prevent transmission or symptomatic disease,” Simone Marstiller, secretary…


US to Host Virtual Meeting on Tuesday of Indo-Pacific Trade, Economic Ministers

WASHINGTON—The United States will host a virtual meeting on Tuesday of officials representing the 14 countries that have joined the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), as Washington seeks to expand its engagement with Asia. The ministerial meeting will be hosted by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, their offices announced in a…


White House Says Biden’s Condition Has ‘Significantly Improved’ as No Photos of Him Released Over Weekend

President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms have “now almost completely resolved” four days after he tested positive for the virus, said White House physician Kevin O’Connor in a letter Monday. “When questioned, at this point, he only notes some residual nasal congestion and minimal hoarseness,” the doctor’s letter said. “His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and…


Trump Blasts Biden Over Soaring Prices, Says True Inflation Rate Is ‘Much, Much Higher’ Than 9.1 Percent

Former President Donald Trump seared President Joe Biden over his handling of the inflationary wave hammering American households, telling rally-goers in Arizona, that the true rate of inflation is far higher than the official rate of 9.1 percent. Trump made the remarks at a Friday rally in Prescott Valley, where the former president was stumping…


White House Provides Update on Biden’s Condition After COVID-19 Diagnosis

The White House’s COVID-19 czar said Sunday that President Joe Biden is improving three days after he tested positive for COVID-19. Biden was “feeling much, much better” on Saturday night and Sunday morning, COVID-19 coordinator Ashish Jha told CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” “I checked in with his team late last night. He was feeling…


Biden Sick With Highly Contagious COVID-19 Strain But ‘Continues to Improve’

President Joe Biden likely has the highly contagious BA.5 variant of COVID-19, though his symptoms “continue to improve,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor said in a July 23 memo. “His primary symptoms, though less troublesome, now include sore throat, rhinorrhea, loose cough, and body aches,” O’Connor said in the memo, adding that Biden on Friday…


Biden Sick With Highly Contagious COVID-19 Strain, ‘Continues to Improve’

President Joe Biden likely has the highly contagious BA.5 variant of COVID-19, although his symptoms “continue to improve,” White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a July 23 memo. “His primary symptoms, though less troublesome, now include sore throat, rhinorrhea, loose cough, and body aches,” O’Connor wrote in the memo, noting that Biden finished…


Ex-White House Testing Czar Says Biden ‘At Risk’ After Contracting COVID-19

Former White House COVID-19 testing chief Brett Giroir weighed in on former President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 diagnosis, saying that the president’s advanced age puts him “at risk” of severe symptoms. A report issued Friday by the physician to the 79-year-old president (pdf) said that Biden had a temperature of 99.4 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday night…


How Did Democrats Become So Out of Touch With the American People?

Commentary The president of the United States, equal parts senescent and feckless, garners record-shattering low approval ratings seemingly each week. This week, a new Quinnipiac University survey found that a paltry 31 percent of Americans approve of the way Joe Biden is handling his job. Among political independents, that number is, somehow, considerably lower: 23…