Biden still Covid positive: cough is almost completely resolved on 7th day of virus battle

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Biden still Covid positive: cough is almost completely resolved on 7th day of virus battle

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WARNING CNN: If this was Trump as President they would be screaming WHAT IS HE DOING-but ruining America.

(CNN)This summer has not been an easy one for President Joe Biden, and no one feels that more than Jill Biden.

His polling numbers are bleak, Democrats fret about the midterms, critics attack his advanced age, and then -- on top of everything -- he caught Covid-19, keeping him from the person who brings him the most comfort.

Sequestered in Delaware for the last 12 days, Jill Biden's summer has not gone exactly as planned either. Though in frequent contact with the President, the first lady is staying away from the White House and has not seen her husband in person since July 20. She had been scheduled to meet up with him over the weekend in Wilmington, but the rebound of his illness kept the couple apart -- something the Bidens, married 45 years, do not like to be for more than a couple of days, if they can help it.

One person with knowledge of Biden's agenda and state of mind tells CNN the first lady is concerned about the effects of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have had on her husband, and how her husband carries himself personally. Biden's communications director Elizabeth Alexander tells CNN the first lady feels those challenges, and "how he continues to meet the moment with courage."

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The President has scored big wins over the past week. His administration announced its successful operation to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri, a mastermind of the September 11 terror attacks, on Monday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin reached a breakthrough that could deliver on some of Biden's biggest campaign promises, on climate change and prescription drug pricing in particular. And Congress has passed other bills in recent weeks that have registered as major legislative wins for the President, including on gun policy and much-needed semiconductors.

But Biden's abysmal approval ratings are raising questions about whether he will, or should, run for reelection in 2024, a daunting task the White House insists is in the plans. At the same time, Biden's son Hunter remains under investigation by the Department of Justice -- a long-running probe that CNN has previously reported appears to be nearing a critical juncture.

A campaign is a heavy lift that not everyone in the family longs for, say two people with knowledge of internal family conversations. The summer has been difficult.

"(The first lady) feels what he's going through deeply," one of the people with knowledge of the Bidens' relationship told CNN.

Jill Biden had been trying to stay closer to home. In late July, she was supposed to go on a long-awaited, planned trip to Africa. But the home front was calling. Problems and crises were mounting, headlines were negative, kitchen-table issues still a struggle.

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