{"id":2023653,"date":"2023-09-06T16:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-walked-out-in-middle-of-medal-of-honor-ceremony-because-of-covid-19-white-house-says\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T16:26:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:26:07","slug":"watch-biden-walked-out-in-middle-of-medal-of-honor-ceremony-because-of-covid-19-white-house-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-walked-out-in-middle-of-medal-of-honor-ceremony-because-of-covid-19-white-house-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden left Medal of Honor Ceremony due to COVID-19, White House confirms."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fwatch-biden-walked-out-in-middle-of-medal-of-honor-ceremony-because-of-covid-19-white-house-says%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=2023653&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"WATCH: Biden Walked Out in Middle of Medal of Honor Ceremony Because of COVID-19, White House Says\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/california-judge-child-transitions\" data-post-url id=\"print-1791960\">\n<div>\n<h2>President Biden Walks \u200dOut of Medal of Honor Ceremony \u200dDue to COVID-19 Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>President \u200cJoe Biden, 80, made\u2062 a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rising-violence-in-philadelphia-leads-to-calls-for-da-krasners-ousting\/\" title=\"Rising violence in Philadelphia leads to calls for DA Krasner\u2019s ousting\">surprising move<\/a> during a Medal of Honor ceremony on Tuesday. The White House explained that he left in the middle \u200bof \u200dthe event to minimize the risk of spreading \u2064COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As planned, he \u200bleft during a pause in \u200bthe program to minimize close contact with \u200dattendees who were about to participate in a reception,&#8221; stated \u2064White House press\u2063 secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during a Wednesday briefing. &#8220;You all noticed that he left when there was a \u200cpause in the program because \u2062he wanted to minimize his impact on\u2064 those \u200bpresent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s\u2062 caution is due to the fact that first lady Jill Biden tested positive for \u200cthe virus\u2062 on Monday. The president himself has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn't\">tested negative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the White\u2062 House&#8217;s claims of caution, some of Biden&#8217;s actions during the ceremony could have increased \u2062the risk of spreading COVID-19. He did not wear a\u2062 mask when presenting the medal to honoree Capt. Larry Taylor, standing face to face with the 81-year-old Army veteran. Additionally, he did not wear\u2064 a \u200bmask when leaving the \u200broom.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-damon-backtracks-now-says-he-never-used-f-slur-about-gay-men\/\" title=\"Matt Damon Backtracks, Now Says He Never Used \u2018F-Slur\u2019 About Gay Men  \u00a0\">subsequent remarks<\/a> on Wednesday, the president seemed unconcerned\u200b about slowing the spread, even\u2062 joking \u200babout forgetting to wear \u200bhis mask upon entering the room.<\/p>\n<p>Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-walked-out-in-middle-of-medal-of-honor-ceremony-because-of-covid-19-white-house-says\/\" title=\"Biden left Medal of Honor Ceremony due to COVID-19, White House confirms.\">people\u200d expressed outrage<\/a> \u200bat Biden&#8217;s\u2062 conduct during the ceremony. As reported by the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The president \u200dfaced \u2062backlash for leaving immediately\u200d after saluting 81-year-old\u2064 former\u200c Army captain Larry \u200cTaylor, who had displayed immense bravery during the Vietnam War. Taylor had \u2063risked his life to rescue an American patrol group with his helicopter in a 1968 battle. Biden\u2063 left \u2063the ceremony before\u2062 military chaplain\u2062 Brig. Gen. William Green Jr. concluded it with a prayer, according to the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At least he didn&#8217;t check his watch this time,&#8221; remarked Rep. Wesley Hunt (R., Texas) on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, referring to\u2064 a previous \u200dincident where Biden looked at his watch during a ceremony for 13 American service members who \u2064died \u2064in a bombing during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbey-gate-gold-star-families-continue-to-grieve-while-anger-at-biden-remains\/\" title=\"Gold Star families at Abbey Gate still mourn as anger towards Biden persists.\">chaotic\u200c withdrawal<\/a> from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden, 80, left a Medal of Honor ceremony mid-way to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission, according to the White House. 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