US President Joe Biden will return to the election race next week after he had to be isolated due to mild symptoms of COVID-19, his campaign manager said, Reuters reported, citing BTA.< /p>
"He is absolutely ready," said in an interview with MSNBC (MSNBC), the head of his campaign headquarters, Jen O'Miley Dillon. Although Biden is taking seriously the demands of some Democrats to withdraw his presidential candidacy, he is determined to fight for a second term.
Isolated as he battles a mild form of COVID-19 at his Delaware waterfront home, Biden's circle of confidants, which was already small before his ordeal in the debates against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, shrank even more. The president, who insists he can beat Trump, is with his family and relying on several longtime advisers as he considers whether to bow to mounting pressure and drop out of the presidential race, the Associated Press reported.
Jen O'Miley Dillon acknowledged that support for Biden has waned, but was adamant that he certainly remains in the race and that his campaign staff sees "multiple avenues" to defeat Trump.
"We have a lot of work to do to convince the American people that yes, he is old, but he can win," she said on MSNBC, adding that voters who are concerned about Biden's ability to lead, still don't change their choices and won't vote for Trump. "They have questions, but they stand by their choice of Joe Biden,", Dillon specified.
Meanwhile, the Democratic National Convention is expected to hold a meeting today to advance plans for a virtual roll call before August 7 to nominate the party's presidential nominee before the National Convention takes place. convention scheduled for August 19-22 in Chicago, Illinois, AP notes.