Biden intends to seek reelection in 2024

“The president has every intention of running for re-election,” remarked presidential spokeswoman Jen Psaki.

The American President, Joe Biden, has “every intention” to seek reelection in the 2024 elections amid reports of internal debate among Democrats about whether he should be the candidate for the next presidential elections, the White House reported on Monday.

This was stated bluntly Presidential Spokesperson Jen Psaki, in his daily press conference before questions about doubts within the president’s party.

“The president has every intention of running for reelection,” the spokeswoman remarked.

In recent weeks, rumors have grown about discussions within the Democratic Party about the possibility of Biden running in 2024 due to his falling popularity and his 79 years, which make him the oldest president in the history of USA

Psaki rejected this information and assured that Biden and his team are focused on working “right now” for “what the American people chose for them a little over a year ago”, particularly bring the pandemic under control and improve the economic situation.

The logical choice to succeed Biden would be Kamala Harris, since many vice presidents have been presidential candidates in US history, but the first woman to reach the vice presidency has seen her public profile diminish and also suffers a nosedive. of its popularity.

Before, however, lies the next great US electoral battle, the legislative half-term next year.

In those elections, The Democratic Party faces the possibility of losing the narrow majority that they now hold in both the Lower House -221 seats compared to 213 Republicans- and in the Senate, where the two parties have 50 representatives although Vice President Harris has the runoff vote. (I)

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