Joe Biden Voices 'Great Concern' About Omicron Variant that 'Spreads Rapidly'

President Joe Biden spoke about the emerging Omicron variant of the coronavirus on Friday evening after leveling a travel ban on several African countries.

“We don’t know a lot about the variant except that it is of great concern; it seems to spread rapidly,” he told reporters.

The president said he chose to implement a travel ban to be “cautious,” even though he denounced former President Donald Trump’s travel bans as xenophobic and racist when he ran for president in 2020.

Biden spoke to reporters while touring the small town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and attending the Christmas tree lighting ceremony as his extended Thanksgiving vacation continues.

He said the b... (Read more)

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