{"id":7251,"date":"2023-09-06T05:09:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T05:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/09\/06\/joe-biden-is-slammed-for-taking-his-mask-off-and-leaning-in-to-give-81-year-old-war-hero\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T05:09:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T05:09:54","slug":"joe-biden-is-slammed-for-taking-his-mask-off-and-leaning-in-to-give-81-year-old-war-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/joe-biden-is-slammed-for-taking-his-mask-off-and-leaning-in-to-give-81-year-old-war-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden is slammed for taking his mask off and leaning in to give 81-year-old war hero"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0has been slammed for taking off his face mask while standing next to an 81-year-old war hero – despite his wife Jill testing positive for COVID the day before.<\/p>\n

The President, who was awarding a Congressional<\/a>\u00a0Medal of Honor to Captain Larry Taylor, entered the White House wearing a black face mask, but removed it during the prayer portion of the ceremony.<\/p>\n

He did not replace it when he stood beside Taylor for four minutes, and fastened the medal around his neck.<\/p>\n

The president remains negative after being tested on Monday night <\/a>and Tuesday morning and shows no symptoms.<\/p>\n

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President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Biden escorts Medal of Honor recipient retired Army Captain Larry Taylor – they are both wearing face masks as they enter the East Room<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The White House said before the event he would follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevent guidelines when it comes to testing and masking.<\/p>\n

But his extended time in close proximity to Taylor raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n

‘I’m floored by his behavior. There’s no point walking in masked to then unmask & put everyone at risk,’ remarked one woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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President Biden removes his face mask during the ceremony<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Biden removed his face covering to award the Medal of Honor to Captain Taylor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘I hope their families sue if they get sick,’ said another critic.<\/p>\n

Another shared on Twitter a screenshot of an unmasked Biden standing next to an unmasked Taylor, and said: ‘Look at this.’<\/p>\n

One commented: ‘He doesn’t seem very consistent in his mask wearing, unfortunately.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

The video of Biden placing the medal around Taylor’s neck was shared online, with one remarking: ‘Aaaaand he took it right off to breathe on an elderly veteran’s neck.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

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White House<\/a> press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a>\u00a0said Biden would remove his mask indoors when ‘sufficiently’ distanced from others.<\/p>\n

‘He will be masking while indoors and around people in alignment with CDC<\/a>\u00a0guidance and as as has been the practice in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘The President will remove his mask when sufficiently distance from others indoors and while outside as well,’ she\u00a0<\/a>said on Tuesday, before the ceremony.<\/p>\n

The president didn’t put his mask back on to walk out of the East Room but did give a thumbs’ up when asked how his wife was doing, saying she was ‘well.’<\/p>\n

Meanwhile,\u00a0Jill Biden<\/a> missed the first day of school on Tuesday.\u00a0The first lady, who teaches English at the Northern Virginia<\/a> Community College, is arranging a substitute for her classes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘She’s working with NOVA to ensure her classes are covered by a substitute,’ her office said.<\/p>\n

The first lady remains at the couple’s Rehoboth Beach home, which is where she was when she tested positive<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bidens spent a long holiday weekend at their vacation house and traveled to\u00a0Florida<\/a> together on Saturday to see damage from Hurricane Idalia.<\/p>\n

Jill Biden ‘is experiencing mild symptoms and will remain in Delaware for the week. President Biden tested negative last night for COVID-19 and tested negative again today. He’s not experiencing any symptoms,’ Jean-Pierre noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘There are currently no updates to the White House COVID-19 protocols,’ she noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

COVID cases are on the rise throughout the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nationwide COVID hospitalizations increased by nearly 19% in a single week and deaths by more than 21%, according to late August data from the CDC.<\/p>\n

There are two new variants: the Omicron variant EG.5, nicknamed Eris, has become dominant in the U.S., while BA.2.86 is starting to spread.<\/p>\n

The first lady, 72, usually teaches classes on Tuesday and Thursday. It’s unclear when she will return to the White House and her regular schedule.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jill Biden also was scheduled to attend a dinner on Tuesday night for U.S. athletes<\/a> competing at the Invictus Games, the games for wound warriors founded by Prince Harry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She had to cancel that appearance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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President Joe Biden remains negative for COVID while Jill Biden missed the first day of school after testing positive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

President Biden remains negative despite the close contact with his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The couple spent Sunday night together at their Rehoboth Beach home before Joe flew to Philadelphia Monday to mark Labor Day with a speech to union workers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a statement released Monday, Jill’s spokesman Elizabeth Alexander said: ‘This evening, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms. She will remain at their home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware,’ Alexander said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jill Biden previously had COVID last August and got stuck at the property the couple had vacationed at on\u00a0Kiawah Island in South Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She was prescribed the antiviral Paxlovid and tested positive with a rebound case of COVID several days later.\u00a0<\/p>\n

President Biden tested positive for COVID last July.\u00a0He also was treated with Paxlovid and suffered a rebound case days later.<\/p>\n

Both the president and first lady are vaccinated and boosted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The president is expected to leave Thursday for the G20 summit in New Delhi, India.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘All travelers including the President will test before traveling to India,’ Jean-Pierre said, noting that Biden will test on a ‘regular cadence.’<\/p>\n

She would address questions on what happens if Biden tests negative in route to the trip or how often he would test while there.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first lady was not expected to attend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Jill Biden visiting a school in Wisconsin last week<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Florida together on Saturday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While COVID cases are on the rise, neither the president nor the first lady have worn a mask in public recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the\u00a0National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recently turned heads <\/a>by conceding that data was lacking on whether masks stopped the spread of the virus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘When you’re talking about the effect on the epidemic or the pandemic as a whole, the data are less strong,’ Fauci recently said on CNN.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘But there are other studies, that show at an individual level, for individuals, they might be protective.’\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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