{"id":1141381,"date":"2021-12-22T09:20:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1141381"},"modified":"2021-12-22T09:20:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:20:17","slug":"biden-coughs-through-his-covid-19-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-coughs-through-his-covid-19-press-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Coughs Through His COVID-19 Press Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-coughs-through-his-covid-19-press-conference%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1141381&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden paused his Tuesday press conference \u2014 where he addressed the nation on the rise of the Omicron variant and his administration\u2019s plan to combat the pandemic \u2014 several times to clear his throat or cough.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/joe-biden-to-announce-new-covid-19-strategy\/\">Biden<\/a> began his remarks by touting how far the United States had come in the fight against COVID-19, noting that some 200 million had received one of the vaccines and a number had also received booster shots in the months since. He then pivoted to explain how the administration planned to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are some parts of this country where people are very eager to get their booster where it\u2019s harder to get an appointment,\u201d he continued pausing briefly to cough into his hand.&nbsp;\u201cExcuse me. Starting this week I\u2019ll be deploying hundreds more vaccinators and more sites to help get the booster shots in people\u2019s arms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve ordered FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to stand up new pop-up vaccination clinics all across the country, where you can get that booster shot. We\u2019ve opened \u2013\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/watch-biden-coughs-into-his-hand-and-then-proceeds-to-shake-peoples-hands\/\">Biden coughed<\/a> into his hand again before continuing, &nbsp;\u201cExcuse me. We\u2019ve opened FEMA vaccination sites in Washington state and New Mexico recently as cases have increased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/biden-admits-to-battling-a-cold-after-repeatedly-coughing-clearing-throat\/\">Biden\u2019s cough<\/a> did not go unnoticed \u2014 a number of people raised questions about it on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden struggling with a cough during this speech,\u201d Fox News contributor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guypbenson\/status\/1473380737692979201\">Guy Benson<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden coughs into his hand as he scolds unvaccinated for \u2018spreading\u2019 Covid hahahahha can\u2019t make this up,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liz_Wheeler\/status\/1473378801094897664\">Liz Wheeler<\/a> added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes Biden have a COVID cough?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toddstarnes\/status\/1473380765522087943\">Todd Starnes<\/a> asked.<\/p>\n<p>Other simply suggested that the cough made them a little bit uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">me, every time Biden coughs or clears his throat during this address: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O7rvduB23O\">pic.twitter.com\/O7rvduB23O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HayesBrown\/status\/1473380795205234694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The White House announced earlier this week that President Biden had close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, but said that he has been tested since and is feeling fine.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press\u2019 White House correspondent Darlene Superville tweeted, \u201c@PressSec says Biden is asymptomatic after his close contact last week with a staffer who later tested positive for COVID-19.&nbsp;\u2018He\u2019s asymptomatic. I spent several hours with him this morning and he is feeling great,\u2019 she said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PressSec<\/a> says Biden is asymptomatic after his close contact last week with a staffer who later tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s asymptomatic. I spent several hours with him this morning and he is feeling great,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 darlene superville (@dsupervilleap) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dsupervilleap\/status\/1473373121570910220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Biden used the remaining time to tout his administration\u2019s accomplishments thus far, giving credit to former President Donald Trump and private industry for making COVID-19 vaccines a reality in record time and crediting his own team and the American people with a quick and effective rollout and distribution.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to reiterate his previous claims that the coming winter would likely be a difficult one for those who had not yet chosen to get vaccinated, saying that they would be the reason hospitals might see surges and in some cases be overwhelmed beyond their capacity to treat patients.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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