Biden uses COVID-19 diagnosis as fundraising ploy against Elon Musk and 'his rich buddies'

President Joe Biden surprised his tens of millions of social media followers on Wednesday when he tweeted two words: “I’m sick.”

The White House had reported just hours earlier that the president had been diagnosed with COVID-19, but the abruptness of Biden’s tweet from his campaign account surprised many. It became clear just three minutes later that he was using his medical diagnosis as an attempted light-hearted gateway to raise money for his shaky reelection bid.