US First Lady Jill Biden gave clear indications this Friday that Joe Biden is running for a second term, assuring in an interview with the Associated Press (AP) that the president has not “finished what has been started”.
Jill Biden stressed that there is “virtually” nothing to do but find out the time and place for the announcement of her husband’s new candidacy for the White House.
While Biden has long said his intention is to fight for re-election, the US head of state has yet to make it official and has struggled to dispel doubts about whether he is too old to continue serving as president.
If reelected, Biden would be 86 at the end of his second term.
“He says he’s not done yet. He hasn’t finished what he started. And that’s what’s important.”emphasized the first lady in Nairobi, during the second and final stop of her five-day trip to Africa.
The first lady of the United States also asked: “How many times does he have to say that to believe it?”
Joe Biden’s aides said the announcement should be made in April, after the end of the fundraising’s first quarter, around the time President Barack Obama officially launched his re-election campaign.
Jill Biden has been described as a key figure in the US president’s job in planning his future.
“Because I’m His Wife”she said with a smile when asked about the subject.
However, he rejected the question of whether he has the casting vote in Joe Biden’s re-election chance.
“Of course he will listen to me, because we are married”he stressed, later adding that the Democrat “decides for himself.”
On the Democratic front, the Efe bureau reported Thursday that self-help book author Marianne Williamson plans to run against Joe Biden in the party’s 2024 presidential primary.
Among the Republicans, former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) announced in November that he will seek new elections in 2024, while Nikki Haley, former US ambassador to the UN and former governor of South Carolina, pushed forward this month with his candidacy. .
Source: DN
