By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden headed to Washington on Tuesday, two days after ending his re-election bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination to tackle Republican former President Donald Trump.
Biden spent almost every week recovering from COVID at his dwelling in Wilmington, Delaware, as he weighed his 2024 candidacy, in the end dropping his marketing campaign and making ready to deal with the nation about his choice to not search one other time period in workplace.
The president wore his trademark aviator glasses and clasped a surgical masks as he boarded Air Drive One to Washington, the place he’ll communicate to People from the Oval Workplace on Wednesday night time.
Biden’s White Home doctor mentioned the president had examined detrimental for COVID and that his signs had resolved.
“The president continues to perform all of his presidential duties,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a letter on Tuesday.
Biden mentioned his Wednesday remarks, scheduled for 8 p.m. (12 a.m. Thursday GMT), will handle “what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for the American people.”
On Thursday, he’ll meet with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, the White Home mentioned.