Biden, looking to bolster Latino support, is forced to cancel speech after Covid diagnosis

Facing calls to bow out of the presidential race, President Joe Biden was primed Wednesday to speak to a usually supportive audience of Latino leaders and community organizers, but minutes before his speech, it was announced that he had tested positive for Covid.

Biden’s appearance at the UnidosUS conference in Las Vegas was already delayed when Janet Murguía, the group's president, looking a little teary-eyed, appeared onstage and announced that the president had called her to say that he could not make it.

“The president has been at many events, as we all know, and he just tested positive for Covid,” she said to audible groans in the audience. “He obviously didn’t want to put anyone at risk and said to tell my folks that we’re not going to get rid of him that quickly.”