Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with his economic team in the South Court Auditorium in the White House complex in Washington on Friday.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with his economic team in the South Court Auditorium in the White House complex in Washington on Friday.
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President Biden made a video appearance at an economic briefing on gas prices Friday that reporters at the White House were brought in to observe. Biden has a nasty voice when it comes to gas price cuts.
“I’m sorry for my voice. I feel a lot better than I sound,” Biden said.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday that she spoke to Biden via FaceTime along with the White House COVID Response Coordinator, Dr Ashish Jha, and the president said he was still working on the dates. work more than 8 hours and want to remind Americans to get vaccinated.
Jha told reporters at the White House briefing that Biden told him he slept well last night.
Jean-Pierre said the White House medical unit had been in contact with 17 people believed to have close ties to the president, including members of senior staff. She said none of them have tested positive since the president’s diagnosis and that they are covering their faces around others in accordance with CDC guidelines.
Jha says that in the 5 days of presidential isolation, Thursday is the first day and today is the first day. He will be in isolation until the end of Tuesday, and if the test results are negative, at which point he can resume his normal schedule on Wednesday.
