US President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will run for US president in 2024, at age 80, in a fierce new campaign aimed at “finishing the job” at the White House.
“Each generation has a moment in which it has to defend democracy, fundamental freedoms. That’s why I’m running for re-election as President of the US Join us. Let’s get the job done,” Joe Biden wrote on Twitter, where he also posted a video.
The US head of state had already said on Monday that “very soon” he would formally announce his candidacy for the 2024 elections, at a time when the US press anticipates that he will do so on Tuesday. The Democrat, who at 80 is the longest-serving president in the history of the United States, has been saying for months that he intends to run for re-election.
When he visited Ireland on April 14, Biden had already said the announcement would come “relatively soon” when questioned by reporters. And a few days earlier, on April 10, Joe Biden had already told an NBC television reporter that he planned to run for office, but he wasn’t ready to officially announce it yet.
It is possible that in 2024 Biden will once again face former US President Donald Trump, whom he already defeated in 2020. Trump has already announced his intention to run for the Republican nomination in that party’s primaries, despite being embroiled in several legal problems and and to have been indicted in a criminal case in New York.
In addition to Trump, there are already five other candidates on the Republican side: former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, conservative radio host Larry Elder and businessman Perry Johnson.
Other conservative politicians have also hinted that they are interested in running, such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis or former Trump Vice President Mike Pence, though neither have so far taken that step.
On the Democratic side, Biden does not appear to face much opposition, as the party’s top personalities have ruled out running and he only faces competition from low profile figures.
Specifically, only two party figures have declared their intention to run for the Democratic candidacy: the environmental and anti-vaccination lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, nephew of former President John F. Kennedy (1961-1963); and self-help author Marianne Williamson.
The Democratic National Committee fully supports Biden and has already said it does not plan to host primary debates.
Source: TSF
