CNN —President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, disrupting a key campaign event meant to shore up support with Latino voters at a critical juncture in the election.
President Joe Biden gives a thumbs-up as he prepares to board Air Force One in Las Vegas on July 17, 2024, after testing positive for Covid-19.
A campaign source separately told CNN that the Biden campaign will readjust and do as much as possible remotely.
Harris’ husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this month – though the vice president tested negative for the virus at the time.
The president first tested positive for Covid-19 in July 2022 and suffered a second, so-called rebound case in the days after.
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