Joe Biden plans to run for a second four-year term, said US first lady Jill Biden who wants Americans to know the same and she is all for it, even though a formal declaration of his intention is yet to be made, reported news agency Reuters.
When asked by CNN about her husband’s plan on a just-completed trip to Namibia and Kenya, Jill Biden said she expected him to announce a campaign and dismissed a question on whether the 80-year-old Democrat might opt out in 2024.
"I'm all for it, of course," said the first lady, whose opinion is considered critical for the president's upcoming plans, even as he consults with a close group of longtime political advisers, the report added.
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When asked about her husband’s plans for 2024 by news agency AP, the US first lady made an even stronger remark: "How many times does he have to say it for you to believe it?"
Biden’s re-run for the 2024 presidential polls has been a source of debate for the democrats Another run would test whether voters are ready to give Biden, already the oldest American president ever, another four years in office.
Biden, who is yet to make a formal declaration, has himself said repeatedly that he intends to run for re-election and has dismissed questions about his age. "There's too many other things we have to finish in the near term before I start a campaign," he told ABC's David Muir at the White House.
In November last year, the US President had said that a decision on running for re-election would be taken early in 2023, but an announcement now is not expected until the spring, said the report.
Till date, Biden has not faced any major primary challenger and has shown no urgency to make a re-election bid official.