- US President Joe Biden has announced that he will seek re-election for the presidency in 2024, with Vice-President Kamala Harris again his running mate
- Now 80 and already the oldest president in US history, Biden had long signalled he would run for another four-year term
- In a video to launch his bid to retain the White House, he cast the next election as a fight for democracy and personal freedom, saying: “Let’s finish the job”
- But the Republicans called Biden “out of touch” for seeking re-election, claiming US citizens were counting down the days until they can send him “packing”
- Donald Trump has already launched his bid, meaning the pair could be set for a rematch of the 2020 election in November next year
- With Biden’s Democrats performing better than expected in last year’s midterm elections, he is unlikely to face much competition from within his own party
- But an NBC News poll recently found that 70 percent of Americans, and just over half of Democrats, believe he should not run again
courtesy BBC
