Jill Biden's COVID Test Sparks Conspiracy Theory: 'All Part of the Plan'
Aleks Phillips
Conspiracy theories are circulating online that the announcement of Jill Biden's COVID-19 infection was "all part of the plan" to reintroduce coronavirus pandemic restrictions such as mask mandates.
On Monday evening, the First Lady's communications director Elizabeth Alexander confirmed the 72-year-old had tested positive for the virus and was experiencing "only mild symptoms." She will remain at the family's Delaware beach house while fighting the infection.
The White House later stated that Joe Biden had tested negative, but would continue to be monitored. The president has spent much of the summer with his wife, most recently visiting Florida with her to view the destruction caused by Hurricane Idalia.
A positive infection for Joe Biden, 80, would come at an inconvenient time: he is due to travel to India on Thursday for a summit of G20 leaders, before going to Vietnam for a diplomatic visit.
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