BREAKING NEWS – Washington, D.C. – President-elect Joe Biden confirmed that he is battling a slight cold following a speech in which he stopped several times to clear his throat while addressing the nation on the Electoral College’s vote to formally confirm his victory.
Biden’s voice was slightly hoarse during the address, which took place shortly after he surpassed the 270-vote threshold required to win the White House. The president-elect admitted feeling under the weather during a virtual call with supporters after the speech. According to his staff, he refused to take the “special” cold medicine that Kamala Harris, after some of it spilled, and burned a hole straight through a metal table and then two inches deep into a tile floor.