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Biden, who was preparing for a campaign rally in Las Vegas, suddenly announced that he had tested positive for the new coronavirus. He urgently canceled his speech and returned to his home in Delaware for "isolation."

This news is puzzling. COVID-19 is no longer a serious illness in the United States. Most Americans have been infected more than twice. The CDC has also greatly relaxed its quarantine policy. Biden seems to be very weak and seems to have difficulty getting on the plane gangway.

It is worth mentioning that in the latest interview, Biden revealed for the first time that he was willing to withdraw from the election, provided that his doctor declared him ill and unfit to run again. Was it a coincidence that he announced that he was infected with the new coronavirus right after he finished speaking? Or a coincidence? Or a coincidence?

Biden suddenly sent out a strange tweet, saying: "I am sick."

Biden was originally scheduled to attend a Hispanic campaign rally in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening, but Biden did not show up 90 minutes into the meeting. Then the organization's head, Janet Murguía, took the stage to announce that Biden had been infected with the new coronavirus.

White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that Biden tested positive for the coronavirus and had "mild symptoms" of the infection, including "general discomfort." Biden will fly to his home in Delaware, where he will "self-isolate and will continue to fully perform all his duties during this period."

White House physician Kevin O'Connor said in a statement that Biden "experienced upper respiratory tract symptoms this afternoon, including a runny nose and a dry cough, along with general malaise."

O'Connor said Biden was prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid after testing positive for COVID-19 and has taken the first dose.

The last time Biden tested positive for COVID-19 was in the summer of 2022, when he also improved after taking the antiviral drug Paxlovid. Biden has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and is currently receiving recommended annual booster shots.

Adam Schiff, a senior U.S. congressman from California, published an article in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, calling on Biden to withdraw from the race, which means that there is a consensus among the top leaders of the Democratic Party that Biden should withdraw from the race.

In an exclusive interview with BET aired on Wednesday, Biden revealed for the first time the reason for his withdrawal from the race: illness.

When Biden was asked in the interview if there was anything that would make him reconsider continuing to run, he responded: "If I had some kind of illness, if somebody, a doctor came to me and told me I had this problem or that problem."

This is in stark contrast to Biden's previous tough stance, in which he said in an interview with ABC that only God could make him withdraw.

In an interview with BET, Biden again talked about his promise during the 2020 campaign, when he said that he was a transitional president and would hand over power to others when his term ended. "But I didn't expect things to become so divided. Frankly speaking, I think the only thing that age brings is a little wisdom. There is still a lot to do, and I'm not willing to give up," Biden said.

Although Biden is reluctant to withdraw from the race, the top leaders of the Democratic Party seem determined to replace him. A recent poll shows that 85% of Democrats want Biden to withdraw from the race. Earlier, it was reported that Pelosi was working with top leaders of the Democratic Party to force Biden to withdraw from the race, but unexpectedly, Adam Schiff was the first to publicly call on Biden to withdraw from the race.

The Democratic National Convention will be held on August 7. If nothing unexpected happens, Biden will announce his withdrawal from the race before this time.