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Joe Biden's persistent cough while giving speech after Electoral College victory causes concern

Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 8:27 PM by Naa Ayeley Aryee Aba Afful

- Democrat Joe Biden's victory speech was marred by persistent bouts of coughing and throat-clearing on Monday, December 14, night

- Tweeps wondered why someone didn't bother to hand over a glass of water to the US president elect

- Republican leader Donald Trump and his wife Melania had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday, October 2

United States President-elect Joe Biden's persistent cough while giving a speech shortly after the Electoral College victory has raised concerns among people across the world.

Joe Biden's persistent cough while giving speech after Electoral College victory causes concern — Joe Biden coughing during his victory speech on Monday, December 14. Photo: Getty Images.
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According to the Independent, the 78-year-old's speech was marred by persistent bouts of coughing and throat-clearing, as he attacked incumbent Donald Trump over his efforts to undermine his win.

“More than 81 million of the votes in the election were cast for me and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. That too is a record, more than any ticket has received in US history, It represented a winning margin of more than seven million votes over the number of votes cast for my opponent (Trump)," said Biden.

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During his speech, the Democrat who is set to become the older US president in history, was forced to clear his throat several times worrying netizens.

"Jeez! Somebody hand him a glass of water!" American filmmaker Michael Moore tweeted.

"Watching Biden's speech from tonight. He looks absolutely terrible. He looks tired and sick, he's repeatedly coughing and having to clear his throat. He was also condescending, arrogant, and divisive toward conservatives," journalist Ryan Saavedra noted.

A tweep Billy Fllod joked:

"Mr president sir, I need you to take a lozenge and sip some water/gargle before your next speech ok? The constant throat clearing is not good public speaking."

Daily Mail reported Biden insisted he was fighting a cold but several social media users urged him to take a COVID-19 test.

According to the White House, the American politician took a coronavirus test on Friday, December 11, and the results were negative.