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President Biden received a written message from Chinese President Xi this morning, "wishing him all the best" following his positive Covid test, per John Kirby. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JDiamond1: White House releases first picture of Biden working today from Covid isolation. Masked, on the phone with his national secur… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: Biden doctor says President had a temperature yesterday of 99.4, but responded well to Tylenol. His symptoms overall ha… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNN: Former first lady Melania Trump said in a new interview with Fox that she was "unaware" of the ongoing riot on January 6, 2021, be… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @betsy_klein: President Biden’s Covid symptoms, @AshishKJha46 tells @NewDay, were “basically the same” as of 10pm last night: “He's got… — PolitiTweet.org

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White House schedule for tomorrow says President Biden, who tested positive for COVID today, will be briefed/have meetings virtually: https://t.co/TcXwz7pD6k — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AlexThomp: New: the internal rxn today was a lotta "meh" to Biden catching Covid. Asked what people thought, one official succinctly sa… — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden's chief of staff Ron Klain says on MSNBC he is a close contact of President Biden's, and will be masking up (and says he he took the mask off for the TV interview because photojournalist is far away) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mviser: Asked what precautions the White House took for those filming and photographing a covid-positive president today, @PressSec say… — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Jha says Biden plans to isolate for at least five days and return to "normal activities" after he’s had a negative test — PolitiTweet.org

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Jha says while taking Paxlovid, President Biden will pause on two medications he regularly takes: Eliquis and Crestor. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Ashish Jha is reading out his earlier phone call with President Biden. Said Biden told him he's feeling "fine" and had been "working all morning" and couldn't even finish his breakfast because he was so busy. Jha says he encouraged Biden to finish his breakfast. — PolitiTweet.org

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One member of Congress who was a close contact of Biden’s yesterday has now gotten the contact tracing call from the White House, I'm told. WH reached out to lawmaker’s office this afternoon & advised that lawmaker follow the CDC recommendations for close contact individuals. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden tweets out a working photo and says he's "keeping busy" following positive Covid test > — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: Psaki on MSNBC: “What they need to do over the next couple of days is show him working and show him still active and serving… — PolitiTweet.org

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Psaki's answer at the time: "The President of the United States can work from anywhere, can run the country from anywhere." That full exchange: https://t.co/5jyDfjbyw5 — PolitiTweet.org

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Back in April when lots of public officials in DC were testing positive for Covid, we asked ex-press secretary Jen Psaki what "working from home, quarantining, running the country would look like if the President were to get COVID." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ArletteSaenz: President Biden’s physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says the president tested positive on an antigen test and PCR, is “experie… — PolitiTweet.org

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“I have not spoken to Sen. Manchin.," President Biden told reporters, when asked if he has hope for a legislative agreement with the senator on climate. “I do not have an agreement with Sen. Manchin." — PolitiTweet.org

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"Climate change is literally an existential threat," President Biden says at a former coal plant in Somerset, MA. https://t.co/OlAvsgByVV — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Jha says as far as boosters are concerned, his basic advice is: If you're older than 50 and you've not gotten a shot in the year 2022, go get one right now. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mask mandates, however, are decisions best made by "local leaders -- mayors, governors," Dr. Jha adds. — PolitiTweet.org

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WH Covid coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha says on CNN wearing a mask in crowded indoor spaces is "clearly beneficial" right now, as Covid cases are on the rise. — PolitiTweet.org

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Declaring a national climate emergency is "not on the table for this week," Karine Jean-Pierre says. When asked what the downside is to declaring it: "I don't have the upside or the downsides of it." — PolitiTweet.org

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Karine Jean-Pierre tells @jeffzeleny President Biden, who hasn't had anything on his public schedule for two days, has been "very busy": "He's just been very busy dealing with the issues of the American people, and meeting with his staff and senior staff the last two days." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: CNN POLL CONDUCTED BY SSRS June 13-July 13 Disapprove of Biden’s Handling of Economy   Now           69% Apr./May      66% Jan.… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNN: "Gut-wrenching" Woman forced to carry her dead fetus for 2 weeks due to anti-abortion laws Hear her story here: https://t.co/gqm… — PolitiTweet.org

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From pool, this is the condolence note that President Biden just wrote: https://t.co/9KxQFtN3if — PolitiTweet.org

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Correction from pool: the Japanese ambassador’s residence, not the embassy — PolitiTweet.org

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Added to President Biden’s schedule today is a stop at the Japanese embassy, where he said he would sign a condolence book after the killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. https://t.co/vTUGTsWxQH — PolitiTweet.org