Joe Biden arrives at a town hall event in Wilimington, Delaware, on Saturday
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An official Twitter account run by the president’s campaign added: "Joe Biden was attacking President Trump as he was preparing to head to the hospital."
Mr Biden’s low-key campaign has so far mostly involved virtual, or small and socially-distanced, events. Mr Trump has mocked him for his cautious approach, calling him "Sleepy Joe".
The president has instead held large in-person rallies at airports where many do not wear masks. But, in the days before Mr Trump’s diagnosis, Mr Biden expanded his campaign events, including a train tour with seven stops in Pennsylvania and Ohio. This week he will head to a western state for the first time, campaigning in Arizona.
"Biden’s been hiding in his basement for months," said Alex Mooney, a Republican congressman. "But now he’s coming out to do in-person rallies.
"And now Trump will have to do them by Zoom."
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Maria Cardona, a Democrat strategist, said: "Joe Biden doesn’t need to say ‘I told you so’. History is saying ‘I told you so’. He just needs to continue to abide by what he has before. His true north has always been science, evidence, truth, the experts."
But Mr Murtagh said: "Joe Biden is a complete hypocrite because, after months of saying door-to-door campaigning was dangerous and would kill people, his campaign is now engaged in doing just that because he knows he’s getting outworked on the ground."
A CNBC national poll taken after the presidential debate on Tuesday, showed Mr Biden leading by 13 percentage points, a landslide margin.
Other polls showed him competitive in states Mr Trump won easily in 2016, including South Carolina, Georgia, Iowa and Alaska.
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