JOE Biden gingerly walked down the stairs of Air Force One as he landed back in Delaware after testing positive for Covid-19.
The president, 81, was forced to withdraw from a campaign event in Las Vegas on Wednesday due to the health scare.
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Pictures showed the doddery commander-in-chief, whose re-election bid hangs in the balance, walking slowly down the plane’s steps.
Biden, who was not wearing a mask as he walked off the plane, seemed to pause several times.
He was clutching the railing as he walked down the small steps that came out of the belly of the jumbo jet.
Biden walked down the smaller set of stairs, rather than the long staircases seen when world leaders meet their counterparts on sprints around the globe.
He then got into a black car where he put on a face covering.
Biden headed back to the coastal town of Rehoboth Beach where he will recover.
Biden was due to speak at a UnidosUS Latino event in Nevada – one of the key battleground states the president is defending.
Janet Murguía, the CEO of UnidosUs, told the crowd the president was disappointed not to be there.
“We appreciate very much his wanting to be here – I had a great introduction reminding us of all the actions he’s taken for our community,” she said.
Biden said he was in good spirits and thanked supporters for their well wishes.
The White House revealed he’s suffering from mild symptoms and is self-isolating.
He’s suffering from a runny nose and a cough.
Biden’s health scare comes as pressure mounts from top Democrats to exit the presidential race.
At least 20 Democrats have called Biden to end his campaign.
Adam Schiff, a California congressman, cast serious doubt on whether Biden can defeat Trump in a rematch of the 2020 vote.
“A second Trump presidency will undermine the very foundation of our democracy, and I have serious concerns about whether the President can defeat Donald Trump in November,” he wrote in a letter seen by The Los Angeles Times.
Polling suggests Biden is trailing brash tycoon Donald Trump in the crucial battleground states – less than four months from polling day.
Nevada is just one of the battlegrounds Trump has a lead of more than four percentage points if the polls are to be believed.
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