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US President Biden hints at renewed candidacy for 2024
US President Joe Biden made a clear commitment in Ireland. photo
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“I’ve calculated it”: The 80-year-old has found the clearest words so far about his renewed candidacy in the presidential election. But nothing is official yet.
On the sidelines of his trip to Ireland, US President Joe Biden again hinted at a possible candidacy in next year’s election. “I calculated it,” said Biden, according to information from journalists traveling with him, at the end of his visit to the EU country on Saturday night. “We will announce it relatively soon.” Biden said his visit to Ireland made him optimistic about what can be achieved.
It is the President’s clearest commitment to a renewed candidacy to date, and it is widely expected. On Easter Monday, Biden repeated his usual rhetoric of the past few months when he said he intends to run again.
The 80-year-old has said several times that he intends to run for re-election in the November 2024 presidential election. An official announcement is still pending. Given his age, even within Biden’s own party, there are reservations as to whether he would be the best candidate. Biden would be 81 in the 2024 election, 82 at the start of a second term and 86 at the end.