Biden, 81, has not been seen for five days since COVID diagnosis after extraordinary decision to drop out amid Trump's claims he's 'not sick'

Speculation is swirling online that location is thing nefarious going connected successful nan White House and Republicans are now demanding 'proof of life' from President Joe Biden aft he dropped his reelection bid.

Biden was past seen Wednesday erstwhile he arrived successful Delaware aft being pulled from nan run way erstwhile he received successful nan mediate of his plaything done Nevada a affirmative coronavirus diagnosis.

The 81-year-old President announced nan extremity of his run successful a one-page missive posted to X connected Sunday.

'I will speak to nan Nation later this week successful much item astir my decision,' Biden wrote successful nan letter.

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived astatine nan White House connected Monday – but still location are nary pictures of sightings of Biden.

Donald Trump said Biden's sickness was a ruse by Democrats to get him disconnected nan run way and retired of nan race. The erstwhile president wrote connected his Truth Social account: 'Biden ne'er had Covid. He is simply a threat to Democracy!'

Despite Biden's statement vowing to reside nan nation, Republicans are still skeptical of his wellness position and are demanding he look by nan extremity of nan time connected Monday to corroborate in-person his determination to driblet out.

'I request impervious of life from Joe Biden coming by 5:00pm,' Rep. Lauren Boebert posted to X connected Monday.

'He needs to get successful beforehand of immoderate camera and talk if he's alert that he dropped out,' nan Colorado Republican wrote. 'Hiding is wholly unacceptable.'

Republican National Committeewoman from California Harmeet Dhillon posted to X: 'Would anyone other present for illustration to cognize nan whereabouts and existent wellness position of President Biden?'

The past spotting of Biden was erstwhile he disembarked from Air Force One successful Dover, Delaware connected Wednesday evening pursuing nan affirmative COVID-19 test.

'We request a impervious of life video,' wrote mini business proprietor Steve Ferguson.

Harris, who was seen arriving astatine nan White House connected Monday morning, posted to X: 'It's nan first afloat time of our campaign, truthful I'm heading up to Wilmington, DE later to opportunity 'hello' to our unit successful HQ.'

'One time down. 105 to go. Together, we're going to triumph this,' she added.

Students for Trump Director Ryan Fournier replied to nan tweet with: 'Is Joe Biden alive?'

'Joe Biden has not been seen successful nationalist since he boarded a plane, successful highly unsteady health, connected Friday,' wrote Jeff Blehar, a podcast big and writer for National Review.

'He resigned nan information successful a poorly-written connection intelligibly penned by a subordinate,' Blehar continued successful his X post. 'He 'endorsed' Kamala Harris only successful a tweet (A TWEET) later sent by a societal media relationship (!) he does not power aliases use.'

'He has not been seen successful nationalist since then,' he went on. 'Kamala Harris is speaking this greeting earlier he has moreover explained why he's stepping backmost to nan American people.'

'He is successful a parlous authorities correct now, is my guess. How parlous? You conjecture that yourself.'