PRESIDENT Joe Biden coughed his way through his White House address on the Omicron Covid spread on Tuesday. Biden cleared his throat several times during the speech, which came days after he was exposed to an official with the virus.
President Joe Biden coughs and clears his throat through Omicron speech White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said a ...mid-level staffer... received a positive test result on Monday just days after this person spent 30 minutes near the president on Air Force One on the way from South Carolina to Philadelphia. Biden was tested on Sunday with an antigen test and was negative. After he was informed of the staff member's positive test, the president took a PCR test and again tested negative on Monday. Per Psaki, Biden will be tested Wednesday again. The president delivered a progress report on the fight against the coronavirus pandemic as the new and highly contagious omicron variant spreads around the country. As the United States continues to see an uptick in Covid cases across the country, Biden announced the addition of 10,000 Covid testing sites on top of the 80,000 already up. Most read in The US Sun BIG BUCKS IRS sent '$3,600 stimulus' checks out as deadline for January 15 payments nears MORE MONEY $3,000 being sent out NOW after '$1,100 surprise Christmas payments arrive' KHLOE'S FURY Khloe 'disturbed' Tristan 'would put her at risk' after herpes claim HOLIDAY BONUS Final New Year surprise stimulus checks being sent out next week FIVE DAYS OF HELL 'Kidnapped' student, 19, found naked and covered in coal in basement TIGER'S TALL TEEN Tiger Woods' daughter Sam, 14, looks unrecognizable in rare photos The president also announced that his administration will purchase half a billion at home rapid Covid tests for Americans. The at-home tests are expected to be delivered to Americans for free next month. While taking questions by the press, Biden exploded in a rant about his failed Build Back Better legislation. ...Not only do you put the kids life at stake, you strip away all the dignity of a parent looking at their child,... Biden said when speaking about parents having to decide if they can afford to pay for their child's insulin. ...I'm not joking about this. Imagine being a parent looking at their child, and you can't afford, you have no house to borrow against. You have no savings. It's wrong.... More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at Sun Online. The-sun.com is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sport news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheUSSun. Source:
