It has been announced that President Biden does intend to run for re-election in 2024 and that his family “fully” supports him and his decision. The White House has mentioned in the last few months Biden’s “intentions” to run for re-election but hasn’t fully committed either way yet.
“As the President has said, he intends to run for re-election,” a senior advisor told Fox News. “That is something both Dr. Biden and the family fully support.”
Biden is the oldest president in history at 80 years old and will be 82 on election day in 2024. Some people questioned whether he would run again based solely on his age.
Biden has faced questions about whether he will run in 2024 in part because of his age, as well as concerns from Democrats about his approval rating and whether he would be able to fend off a Republican challenger.
However, he was given a major boost this month when a widely-predicted Republican “red wave” in the midterm elections did not come to pass. Republicans have narrowly taken control of the House, but Democrats were able to keep control of the Senate.
A day after the midterms, the president said it is his “intention” to run, and said he is a “great respecter of fate,” and stressed the importance of his family’s support—specifically first lady Jill Biden—in his decision-making.
White House Chief, Ron Klain, believes that President Biden will officially decide over the holidays.
“I expect it shortly after the holidays,” Klain said during the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit. “But I expect the decision will be to do it.”
I can’t imagine that he wouldn’t run again. There is going to be competition though, many people have hinted at running.
