The oldest president in the history of the United States will try again. Joe Biden announced this Tuesday that he will run for re-election in the 2024 elections.
“When I ran for president four years ago, I said we are in a battle for the soul of America. And we still are,” the 80-year-old president said in a video titled “Freedom” in which he confirmed that he will again run for the Presidency of the country.
The election of April 25 is not accidental. Just today marks four years since he launched the electoral campaign that led him to the White House after defeating then-President Donald Trump (2017-2020) in the 2020 elections.
On this occasion, his message has emphasized the importance of “finishing the job” started during his first term with the vice president, Kamala Harris, who will also be his running mate in 2024.
In addition, the Democrat warned of “MAGA extremists” -in reference to Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again”-, the expression he usually uses to refer to the most aligned Republican legislators with the controversial former conservative president.
“They are preparing to take away those fundamental freedoms, cutting Social Security you’ve paid your entire lives while cutting taxes for the rich. Dictating the medical decisions women can make, banning books and telling people who they can love.” “Biden said in his message.
The president, who at 80 is the oldest president in the history of the United States, had been saying for months that his intention was to run for re-election.
Diden could fight in 2024 with former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021), whom he already defeated in 2020.
Trump has announced his intention to compete for the Republican nomination in that party’s primary process despite the fact that he is embroiled in several legal disputes and has already been formally charged in a criminal case in New York.
In addition to Trump, there are five other candidates on the Republican side: the former US ambassador. before 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 the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis (who is emerging as the favorite), or the former vice president with Trump, Mike Pence, although so far none have made an official announcement.
The Democratic National Committee fully endorses Biden and has already said it does not plan to host primary debates.
Biden unsuccessfully tried to win the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and 2008. That year, Democratic candidate and later President Barack Obama (2008-2017) chose Biden as vice president and both won the 2008 elections and in those of 2012.
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