Isolated at home, the embattled US president has dismissed reports that he is ready to step down
US President Joe Biden will return to the campaign trail next week, his aides said in a statement on Friday. Biden’s staffers have struggled to downplay reports that his campaign’s days are numbered.
Biden has been in quarantine at his Delaware home since Wednesday, when he tested positive for Covid-19. While the diagnosis essentially paused his campaign, it did not stop an onslaught of media stories suggesting that Democratic lawmakers and power-brokers – including former President Barack Obama – were on the cusp of forcing the 81-year-old to suspend his bid for reelection over his alleged cognitive impairment.
Biden’s aides pushed back against these reports on Friday. “I look forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week to continue exposing the threat of Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda while making the case for my own…