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Biden tests negative for COVID-19, to speak Wednesday about his decision to drop re-election bid

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REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware -

U.S. President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic re-election bid.

Biden posted on X that he would speak 鈥渙n what lies ahead鈥 and how he will 鈥渇inish the job for the American people.鈥 He will speak at 8 p.m. EDT.

He declined to preview his message after he returned to Washington, telling reporters to 鈥渨atch and listen.鈥

"Why don鈥檛 you wait and hear what I say?鈥 he said.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a 2024 Prosperity Summit Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in North Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)

The president departed Delaware shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, after nearly a week of isolating at his Rehoboth Beach home after his second bout with COVID-19. Biden is now testing negative for the virus and his symptoms have resolved, according to a letter from his doctor, Kevin O鈥機onnor, released Tuesday.

Holding a blue paper mask, he told reporters that 鈥淚 am feeling well鈥 but did not answer other questions, such as whether Vice-President Kamala Harris can defeat Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Biden has not been seen publicly since July 17, but he called into a campaign meeting on Monday to address staff and express his support for Harris鈥 bid to replace him a day after announcing he would leave the race.

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