US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the president and CEO of UnidosUS Janet Murguía.
Biden was expected to speak at the group’s conference in Las Vegas Wednesday night.
“I was just on the phone with President Biden. And he shared his deep disappointment at not being able to join us this afternoon,” Murguía told conference attendees.
“The president has been at many events as we all know and he just tested positive for COVID.”
Biden, 81, had been scheduled to take the stage an hour and a half prior.
CNN has reached out to the Biden campaign and the White House for comment.
The news comes after the president publicly defied calls for him to step away from the 2024 presidential election.
