Biden, 81, walks VERY slowly off Air Force One and pauses multiple times after being diagnosed with COVID... as Nancy Pelosi tell him it's over

President Joe Biden arrived backmost successful Delaware Wednesday nighttime aft testing affirmative for COVID-19 while connected nan run way successful Las Vegas. 

The maskless 81-year-old - whose governmental early is successful jeopardy owed to age-related concerns - walked very slow disconnected of Air Force One, pausing aggregate times, earlier putting a disguise connected wrong nan achromatic SUV that is carting him disconnected to Rehoboth. 

He besides appeared to request immoderate assistance arsenic he slow nudged himself into nan car, earlier nan motorcade pulled away. 

Over nan past 24 hours, backstage conversations pinch 3 apical Congressional Democrats person leaked retired - and they've each reportedly fixed Biden nan aforesaid proposal -he's not going to triumph and it's clip to go.

Late Wednesday, CNN reported that Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately told Biden he cannot conclusion erstwhile President Donald Trump and could descend nan Democrats' chances successful Congress arsenic well. 

That comes aft both nan Ruthless podcast and ABC News reported that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer traveled to Rehoboth past play for a backstage gathering pinch Biden and told nan president to quit.

ABC besides reported that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered a akin connection to Biden arsenic Schumer did erstwhile they met past week. 

Jeffries had penned a missive to collagues astir nan gathering but didn't uncover nan nutrient of nan conversation. 

A spokesperson refused to divulge those specifications Wednesday saying that nan missive to House Democrats 'speaks for itself.' 

'It was a backstage speech that will stay private,' nan spokesperson said. 

That didn't stay nan lawsuit for Rep. Adam Schiff, who The New York Times outed as telling Democratic donors successful nan Hamptons connected Saturday - anterior to nan assassination effort connected erstwhile President Donald Trump - that Biden couldn't win. 

Schiff besides told nan crowd that Biden's unpopularity could termination nan party's chances successful Congress arsenic well.  

On Wednesday, Schiff made his thoughts public. 

'While nan prime to retreat from nan run is President Biden's alone, I judge it is clip for him to walk nan torch,' Schiff said successful a statement. 'And successful doing so, unafraid his bequest of activity by allowing america to conclusion Donald Trump successful nan upcoming election.' 

The president has remained publically defiant astir staying successful nan race, but CNN besides reported Wednesday that behind-the-scenes his stance has softened. 

The web quoted a elder Biden advisor saying that nan president has grown 'more receptive' to nan thought of pulling nan plug connected this reelection hopes - asking advisers if they judge Vice President Kamala Harris tin win. 

He'll besides person a small spot much clip to make that decision.  

An original scheme to person Democratic delegates nominate nan president virtually successful precocious July owed to Ohio having an early ballot deadline has been delayed. 

Ohio's rules were changed, but successful summation nan DNC bowed to unit from Democrats worried astir Biden staying astatine nan apical of nan summons and delayed nan virtual ballot until nan first week of August. 

The Democratic National Convention is planned for August 19-22 successful Chicago. 

He'll besides person clip to deliberation astir his governmental early while successful COVID isolation astatine his Rehoboth Beach home. 

In an question and reply this week Biden said he would only driblet retired if doctors told him to and location was a aesculapian logic that made it necessary. 

'If I had immoderate aesculapian information that emerged, if somebody, if doctors came to maine and said, you sewage this problem and that problem,' Biden told BET news. 

He antecedently said only nan 'Lord almighty' would pry him from nan 2024 race.

Biden took a COVID trial Wednesday erstwhile he started getting a runny chemoreceptor and a cough. 

Later, he gingerly boarded Air Force One, utilizing nan shorter of nan 2 sets of stairs, for nan formation home. 

The maskless president gave a thumbs up from his limousine - 'The Beast' - earlier boarding, and said: 'I consciousness good.'

The White House expert said nan president was emotion 'general malaise'.

The West Wing added that Biden is vaccinated and boosted and took a dose of Paxlovid connected Wednesday afternoon. 

Earlier connected Wednesday he had been speaking to supporters astatine a edifice successful Las Vegas.  

Janet Murguía, nan CEO of Latino civilian authorities statement UnidosUS, announced Biden's affirmative trial arsenic she confirmed he would not beryllium appearing astatine a scheduled arena successful Las Vegas. 

She said: 'Thank you each truthful overmuch for your patience and understanding. Regrettably I was conscionable connected nan telephone pinch President Biden. 

'And he shared his heavy disappointment astatine not being capable to subordinate america this afternoon.

'The President has been astatine galore events arsenic we each cognize and he conscionable tested affirmative for COVID. So of people we understand that he needs to return nan precautions that person been recommended and he did not evidently want to put anybody astatine risk.'

It is nan 3rd clip Biden has tested affirmative for COVID.

The first clip was connected July 21, 2022, erstwhile he had mild symptoms. 

He tested affirmative again 9 days later successful a 'rebound.'

Biden sent nan 'I'm sick' connection to supporters successful a fundraising email.

He past added: 'P.S. On a much superior note, I did conscionable trial affirmative for COVID today. But don’t interest excessively overmuch astir me.

'I’m doing conscionable fine, and I’m still arsenic committed arsenic ever to holding Donald Trump and his rich | cronies accountable. Thanks for opinionated pinch me.'

In a connection White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said: 'Earlier today, pursuing his first arena successful Las Vegas, President Biden tested affirmative for COVID-19.

'He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms.

'He will beryllium returning to Delaware wherever he will self-isolate and will proceed to transportation retired each of his duties afloat during that time.'

She said he would 'continued to transportation retired nan afloat duties of nan agency while successful isolation.'

The President’s doctor, successful a statement, said Biden had presented pinch 'upper respiratory symptoms' including a 'runny nose' and 'cough pinch wide malaise'.

The expert said: 'He felt okay for his first arena of nan time but, fixed that he was not emotion better, constituent of attraction testing for COVID-19 was conducted, and nan results were affirmative for nan COVID-19 virus.

'Given this, nan President will beryllium self-isolating successful accordance pinch CDC guidance for symptomatic individuals.

'His symptoms stay mild.'

He added that Biden's somesthesia was normal.