Joe Biden tests positive for Covid and says he will only resign if doctors tell him he has a disabling illness

The ‘civil war’ within the Democratic Party and the debate over the health of the US president; is becoming more messy and tense as time runs out to definitively decide who will be their nominee to face Donald Trump in November. This week, the party apparatus has decided to delay the bureaucratic process by a few days until August. Online The confirmation of the leader has thus accommodated the requests of a growing critical sector that believes Joe Biden should step aside, following his disastrous participation in the first debate against Trump and the signals that multiplied in the weeks that followed.

The tension has escalated amid more questions and reports about the president’s health These days are the third time he has been infected with Covid since the start of the pandemic. And just as his opponent, Donald Trump, is considered stronger than ever after surviving an assassination attempt with only a scratch.

The decision to postpone the candidate nomination process comes amid political and legal controversy over whether there is time to make amendments, as some states such as Ohio, Washington, Montana, Oklahoma and California require (though there are doubts about the flexibility) names to be on ballots as early as next month, The contrast follows Biden’s efforts And those who are nowadays making moves to close the door on this issue forever.

Democratic National Committee faces wave of condemnation When it was revealed that maneuvers were underway to begin the bureaucratic process next Monday, the target was President Jaime Harrison. This Wednesday, the committee attempted to reassure and calm all delegates by informing them that the virtual casting of votes would not begin before August 1.

In a letter from the co-chairs of the party’s convention rules committee, cited by national media, Minnesota Gov. Tim A. Walz and Leah Daughtry, a Democratic Party official, explained to party members and delegates this week that lThe idea was to complete this process before 7 August. And Biden could be nominated in a virtual vote ahead of the party’s national convention in Chicago, which begins on August 19.

Biden has been increasingly aggressive with critics. The last of them, and there are already more than 20, is influential California congressman Adam Schiff who has had his resignation called for today. Among Democrats nationwide, about two-thirds say Biden should step aside and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Wednesday, calling into question the president’s theory that “average Democrats” are no better alternatives than him.

As CNN reports, he bluntly said, “Name me a name” in a video conference with dozens of House Democrats this weekend, who explicitly questioned his viability as their party’s presidential nominee. The direct competition was from Colorado Congressman Jason Crow, who emphasized that voters are clearly concerned about his health and competence. Yet according to CNN, the president rebuked Crow, a former Army Ranger who served two tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq, that he knew he had a Bronze Star like his son Beau, but he “hasn’t rebuilt NATO.”, and He urged them to “stop talking nonsense” And if he and others want to walk away from that, they are free to do so.”When it comes to national security, there has never been a better president than me. Name me. Name me! “Then I don’t want to hear that nonsense!” he said angrily.

Crusade against weapons

On the contrary, the emotions at play don’t change. The Democratic legislators who were on the call leaked it “He was floundering” and they saw him “unable or unwilling to present a campaign strategy”“According to the media.

In an interview with BET News this Wednesday, the president still says he would only reevaluate whether he remains in the presidential race if a doctor told him plainly that he has a disabling illness. And that’s not the case at all.

In recent weeks, at press conferences, interviews and rallies, Biden has repeatedly said that none of his doctors have told him he is suffering from a serious medical condition. However, this morning it was revealed that he has tested positive for Covid. White House physician Kevin O’Connor, who a few days earlier had denied that Biden had undergone a neurological examination, wrote after a physical examination of the president in February that Biden “is a healthy, active, and robust 81-year-old man who is able to successfully perform the duties of the presidency,” recalls the new York Times.but this new positive, which Forcing them to self-isolate for a few days and cancel key campaign events only contributes to a growing sense of weakness.

Asked again on BET News if there would be anything that would make him reevaluate his candidacy, Biden said “nothing extraordinary.”if you have a medical condition Or it arises, if someone, if the doctor came and told me: you have this problem, I would do this,” Biden said in reference to disabling diseases, according to a brief excerpt published by the network. An advance, because in the first major interview with ABC News this month, Biden said he would only be out if “God Almighty” told him to and that does not seem to be the case.

Biden has hardened his tone during these days of campaigning. Not against Trump, because he believes a direct attack is a bad idea after the attack on him, but against Republicans and guns. And specifically against the AR-15, a popular semi-automatic rifle used in shootings.

Biden again calls on Congress to ban assault riflesKnowing it won’t prosper. “An AR-15 was used in the shooting of Donald Trump. It was an assault weapon that took the lives of so many others, including children. It’s time to ban them,” Biden said at a convention in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, in Milwaukee, where Republicans are holding their convention, manufacturers are distributing them as gifts among attendees.