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(NewsNation) — Following his decision to extremity his campaign, President Joe Biden is continuing to isolate successful Delaware arsenic helium recovers from a COVID-19 infection.
It's not wide erstwhile the president volition resume nationalist duties, though helium has had virtual meetings, and the White House says helium is inactive performing each his duties arsenic helium isolates. A White House authoritative told NewsNation the president is expected to conscionable with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, arsenic is Vice President Kamala Harris.
According to a missive from the White House physician, Biden's symptoms person astir wholly resolved, and his captious signs are good.
Biden's lack follows his missive announcing his withdrawal from the statesmanlike race.
Biden's struggling campaign
Following the archetypal statesmanlike debate, disquieted Democrats began calling connected Biden to resign owed to his mediocre show and concerns helium would not beryllium capable to triumph successful November.
Voters besides expressed worries astir Biden's property and intelligence fitness, which the run tried to code successful a bid of interviews, run events and authoritative duties.
Those efforts, however, were marred with verbal gaffes and performances that led to an expanding fig of Democrats to impulse Biden to measurement aside. The run received different stroke erstwhile Biden tested affirmative for COVID-19, starring him to isolate astatine his location and cancel run events.
While the president remained committed to running successful the days pursuing the debate, the tide turned implicit the weekend. In a letter, Biden announced helium would beryllium stepping backmost and gave his endorsement of Harris arsenic the caller nominee.
What happens adjacent for Democrats?
While Biden's enactment for Harris volition surely person an impact, she isn't automatically going to instrumentality his spot connected the ticket.
With Biden's announcement, his delegates volition present beryllium unfastened to supporting a nominee. For many, Harris is the evident choice, given her acquisition and antecedently presumed spot connected the ballot arsenic vice president.
But the Democratic National Convention and an beforehand virtual ballot made indispensable by Ohio's predetermination laws haven't happened yet. While galore notable Democrats person stepped guardant with endorsements for Harris, there's besides a accidental delegates could enactment distant different nominees.
Many of the names floated — including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper — could besides beryllium contenders for the vice statesmanlike spot alongside Harris.
When volition Biden beryllium back?
Biden's run had already suspended advertizing pursuing an assassination attempt connected erstwhile President Donald Trump successful Butler, Pennsylvania. That, combined with the president's COVID-19 isolation, has led to quiescent arsenic Biden considered his future.
In his letter, Biden teased an code to the federation sometime this week, but it isn't wide erstwhile that volition happen.
Another outstanding docket point is an code the president was acceptable to springiness commemorating the 60th day of the Civil Rights Act. Originally acceptable to instrumentality spot astatine the LBJ Presidential Library, the code was canceled owed to the Trump rally shooting.
While the president recovers, Harris has stepped up her schedule, holding meetings with apical Democrats and holding run events successful beforehand of the convention.
