According to UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguia, President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID and wo n’t be speaking at the UnidosUS convention on the Strip on Wednesday.
Murguia addressed the crowd at the MGM Grand,” We are disappointed not to hear from him here today.” We greatly appreciate his desire to be around.
Murguia admitted to having spoken with Biden when the room was packed. Biden apologized and promised to fix the situation, she said.
” He said to inform my folks that we’re not going to get rid of him that immediately, we’re going to have a chance to learn from him in the upcoming directly”, Murguia said. ” He’s just really sorry that he could n’t be with us”.
In a speech from national spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House revealed shortly after that Biden had tested positive for COVID-19.
” He is vaccinated and boosted, and he is experiencing mild symptoms. He did self-isolate and may continue to do all of his duties in full while he is in Delaware.
Jean-Pierre’s speech said Biden presented with upper respiratory ailments this day, including a runny nose and non-productive coughing, as well as “general lethargy”.
” He felt Sure for his first celebration of the day, but given that he was not feeling better, point of care tests for COVID-19 was conducted, and the results were good for the COVID-19 virus”, the statement said.
Biden’s second dose of Paxlovid, an antiviral medication that may reduce disease symptoms, was described in the statement.
Biden’s keynote speech at the” Nuestro Momento Luncheon” was to follow a speech he gave Tuesday in Las Vegas at the NAACP’s 115th National Conference.
At 12:30 p.m. local period, Soledad O’Brien and Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general for civil right at the U.S. Department of Justice, both spoke at the dinner.
UnidosUS is the largest Latino-centered civil rights organization. It is unable to support political candidates due to its democratic status.
The yearly three-day meeting, which began Monday, attracted about 1, 500 visitors and more than 100 loudspeakers, according to administrators. Speakers included elected Nevada officers and representatives from the Biden administration.
One of the issues discussed at the” Our Time is Today” event is that both political parties are trying to lock down the important Latino vote. agreement.
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